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Ferry not permitted to sail after metal object was found in waterway
On the evening Oct 3, the 'Viking XPRS', which was due to depart for Tallinn at 8 p.m., has not been allowed to leave the port of Helsinki, after ferry traffic south of Helsinki was stopped due to a foreign metal object in in the southern part of the Kustaanmiekka Strait, in a shipping lane used by passenger vessels. A funnel-shaped metal object was discovered in the water south of the island of Gustavssvärd outside Helsinki at 7.20 p.m. After the Finnish police received a report from the Border Guard, they cordoned off the area along with the Coast Gurd. Police asked the Finnish Navy for assistance in identifying the object. The restricted sea area was south of Särkkä and Suomenlinna and west of Vallisaari. Ships arriving at and departing from the Katajanokka terminal and the Olympia Terminal in Helsinki's South Harbor were among those that pass through the area. The Finnish Navy, which arrived to identify the object, said its preliminary assessment was that it was a very old mechanical part from a shipwreck. The Helsinki Police Department said in a statement issued at around 2:30 a.m. that the object was not an explosive device. Authorities lifted the restrictions on the sea area and police left the scene. The ferry was finally able to leave port on the night. Report with photo: https://news.err.ee/1610155867/object-that-halted-helsinki-tallinn-ferry-traffic-turns-out-harmless
Police investigating death on board after person fell from vehicle deck
The Finnish police was investigating the death of a person who fell from the vehicle deck of the 'Vikling XPRS', operating on the route Tallinn-Helsinki, on Jan 13, 2026.The vessel had arrived in the Katajanokka terminal port in Helsinki at 7:30 p.m.while a first responder vehicle was seen arriving around 20 minutes later, and firefighters, an ambulance, and police were later visible on the ship's ramp, after vehicles had already disembarked from the vessel. The 'Viking XPRS' was due to depart Tallinn at 5:30 p.m. and arrive at Helsinki's Katajanokka port at 7:30 p.m. Due to the accident, the vessel's return departure from the Katajanokka port to Tallinn was delayed by about an hour.
Passenger found dead in cabin
A body was found on board the 'Viking XPRS' at Skatudden on Dec 14, 2023, at 8 p.m. The Helsinki police was investigating the case. The notification of the find came from the ferry when it arrived at the shipping company's terminal at Skatudden. It was a passenger who had died in his cabin.
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