A fire brigade pumps water out from the Swiss cruise river ship Britannia to keep it afloat in the eastern Dutch city of Zutphen, on the IJssel River.Credit: AFP
A cruise ship carrying 154 passengers was evacuated after it sprang a leak on a river in the eastern Netherlands early on Sunday morning, emergency services said.
All the passengers, mostly pensioners from Germany and Austria, were safely helped off the 110-metre long Britannia, which was on its way to Cologne, Germany, from Deventer.
The cause of the leak was not immediately known. There were no reports of injuries. The passengers were taken to shelters for the night, emergency services said.
Passengers of the Swiss cruise river ship Britannia spend the night in a sports hall in Zutphen.Credit: AFP
Reuters
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