
Four of the crew have been taken to hospital after being exposed to an unknown liquid on board the Stena Line vessel Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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The ship Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a train ferry that operates lines from Rostock. The leak was discovered on the cargo deck in connection with a train carriage.
A leak on board the Stena Line vessel Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has led to the evacuation of the entire ferry while the boat was still in Rostock, Germany.
According to Johan Live at Stena Line's press service, four people in the ship's staff are deemed to have been exposed to a liquid that is classified as dangerous goods. These have now been taken to hospital for a check-up. It is a precautionary measure, he says.
- According to information, they have no symptoms and emergency services are on site to take care of this, says Johan Live.
The ferry would have departed at 15.10 in the afternoon. A total of 209 people were on board the ferry when the decision to evacuate was made. Of these, 168 are passengers, the press service announces. None of them have been exposed to the dangerous liquid, says Johan Live.
The Stena Line ship Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a train ferry and the leak comes from a train wagon on the cargo deck, Johan Live states.
He has no information about which liquid it is - it is best investigated by the emergency services on site. Göteborgs-Posten has been in contact with a witness on the spot who says that the scene is "abounding" with emergency services and police.
According to Johan Live, the evacuated passengers have been taken to a nearby building in the harbor by bus.
- Now we try to take care of them in the best way until we know what the next step will be. We are awaiting word from the emergency services regarding this.
He does not know when the survey will be completed or when the ship can leave.
- The tour has been canceled so I would guess that the boat will not depart today, says Johan Live.
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The ferry no longer departs during the day.
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