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Body of Kai Wünsche drifted onto beach
The body of the missing Kai Wünsche was drifted onto the beach of Texel island on Aug 24, 2021, ten days after he went missing from the 'Europa'. The Dutch police confirmed his death after an investigation. There was no suspicion into his death. The police investigations were thus finished.
Call in Lübeck Travemünde skipped as East Prussia Quay is threatened to colllapse
The scheduled call of the 'Europa' at the East Prussia Quay in Lübeck-Travemünde on June 26, 2026, had to be cancelled, as the quay was threatened to collapse. The ship will instead call at Kiel that day. Everyone who had planned a tour of the 'Europa' in Travemünde can alternatively participate in the tour in Kiel. The cruise terminal, completed in 2007, which had cost around €800,000, will not handle a single passenger this year. Report with photo: https://www.hl-live.de/text.php?id=179965
Cruise ship held in Cape Town until all return passengers have been tested
On Nov 30, 2021, at 8 a.m. the 'Europa' arrived off Cape Town, en route from Lüderitz, and berthed at berth E of the Duncan Dock. As soon as she was safely alongside, the bunker tanker 'Al Safa' went alongside and transferred an amount of bunker fuel across to her. The current cruise, numbered 2122, started in Tenerife, calling at Praia, Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, and terminating in Cape Town. The vessel was scheduled to remain alongside in Cape Town until Dec 2 before starting cruise number 2123 to Mauritius, calling at Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Reunion and Port Louis. However, the identification of the Omicron variant of the Covid virus has resulted in the cancellation of all shore excursions and ship visits. There were 157 passengers due to disembark at Cape Town with the end of the cruise, with most scheduled to fly back to Europe over the next three days. The outcome was that they were all being held aboard Europa until they have been tested, prior to flying home. As such, the 'Europa' had to remain in Cape Town harbour for a further day to allow for these tests and results to take place. Her sailing from Cape Town has been delayed from Dec 2 to 3. A State laboratory has been set up in the Cruise Terminal to conduct the testing on all those passengers who are scheduled to disembark, and return home via Cape Town International Airport.
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