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The undated photo provided in the photo library on the DFDS website shows the ship Regina Seaways. The ferry with 294 passengers on board was stuck in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday 2 October 2018 after an engine failure. The malfunction onboard the Regina Seaways caused the formation of smoke, which triggered the ship's fire suppression system in the engine room, DFDS said in a statement. (DFDS A / S via AP) (Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Latest news on stranded Baltic Sea ferries (local time):
4:50 p.m.
The Finnish and Swedish weather forecasts for the south-east Baltic Sea indicate gale force winds, rain showers, reduced visibility and the risk of storms in the region.
According to the Lithuanian television channel LNK, the ferry could take up to 20 hours to reach its destination, Klaipeda, the port city of Lithuania located north of Kaliningrad.
The Danish DFDS ferry operator has several ferry routes in Europe, mainly in the Baltic Sea, including the Kiel Pass, Germany – Klaipeda. His Regina Seaways ferry, with about 300 passengers on board, was stranded in the Baltic Sea after an engine failure. There were no injuries and evacuation was not necessary immediately.
The ship was in international waters off Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania in the Baltic Sea.
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16.30.
A spokesman for the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and Inland Waterways said the crew of a ferry stuck in the Baltic Sea, with about 300 people on board, was trying to run one of the defective engines again of the ship.
Alexei Kravchenko told the Interfax news agency that the crew had asked to be taken to Lithuania. He says that a Russian tug and ships from Lithuania, Estonia and Sweden are approaching the ferry to bring help.
DFDS Seaways, a Copenhagen-based operator based in Denmark, said the Regina Seaways was stuck in the Baltic Sea after an engine failure.
No injuries were reported and the company stated that evacuation was not necessary immediately.
The ship was in international waters off Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania in the Baltic Sea. The ferry was traveling between the ports of Kiel, Germany, and Klaipeda, Lithuania.
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3:10 p.m.
The Danish DFDS ferry operator reported that 294 passengers had been stranded as a result of the failure of one of its ships in the Baltic Sea.
The company says the malfunction on the Regina Seaways produced smoke, which triggered the ship's fire suppression system in the engine room. According to a statement, no passengers or crew members were injured.
DFDS said on Tuesday that passengers were gathered at the muster stations for possible evacuation, but that was not necessary because "the situation is under control".
The statement indicates that the extent of the damage is not yet fully known and it is not yet clear whether the vessel can continue alone or with the help of a tugboat.
The ferry was traveling between the ports of Kiel, Germany, and Klaipeda, Lithuania.
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