Baltic Sea Ferry Runs Aground in Finnish Waters, No Injuries

Baltic Sea Ferry Runs Aground in Finnish Waters, No Injuries
People are evacuated by boat from the Amorella cruise ship near the Aland islands, seen from Finland, on Sept. 20, 2020. Niclas Norlund/Lehtikuva via AP
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HELSINKI—A Baltic Sea passenger ferry with nearly 300 people aboard ran aground in the Aland Islands archipelago between Finland and Sweden without injuries Sunday, and rescuers evacuated the vessel’s passengers to shore, Finnish authorities said.

The Finnish coast guard tweeted that the M/S Amorella operated by ferry company Viking Line between the Finnish western port city of Turku and Swedish capital Stockholm hit ground south of the port of Langnas in the Aland Islands near the Julgrund island