Silja Europa’s passengers report 8. deck the peculiar smell. Spilled or leaked material caused the symptoms in the eyes and coughing.Silja Europa’s passengers were on the sea of symptoms that pointed to the pepper spray.The case of the aftermath is difficult, because the gas wears off quickly.The ship is normally traffic on a Friday night.Archive video: Silja Europa was renovated thoroughly some years ago.
the Helsinki west harbour and the Tallinn port plying m/s Europa has been on Friday afternoon a suspected gas leak.
Tallink Silja passenger vessel was returning from daily route towards Tallinn in Finland. This afternoon, passengers began to get symptoms in the air you breathe.
at 14: 30 is on the eighth deck of the pub on become information ship the order to the men, that there is something peculiar smell, the shipping company’s communications director Marika Nöjd to confirm.
the evening paper to come in the smell and symptoms were caused by passengers ‘ quick removal of the ship’s outer deck. However, the situation wears off by the time the ship’s personnel came to the scene to sort things out.
– the Passenger is coughing, and it has leaked water. Order men have gone to the scene and studied the situation, but by that time, nothing has been more noticeable. The situation is in that stage was over, Nöjd continue.
the order of the men explained the source of the smell and possible subsequent measures. The danger of the situation wears off, and the ship had at least this afternoon informed of the situation the coast guard or the Helsinki police. Nöjdin to tell the on board, not born of any kind of panic.
– the ship of the order of the men said, that someone would spray the pepper spray or other similar. Nowhere in the name does not have to be about the explosion, or else bigger. According to them, none of the passengers have not needed medical assistance.
the Case continued to image after.
Silja Europa’s eighth deck hovering over the unknown gas. The passengers were symptoms. The archive image. Alma media’s archives not impair the operation
pepper spray is a safety tool, whose use and possession is in Finnish legislation restricted. It causes a strong stinging and burning sensation to the face area and incapacitate the target person. Spray can cause shortness of breath or the most dangerous choking breath, if a person is allergic or suffers from asthma.
the Suspect spray suihkuttaja is not known. Nöjdin according to Tallink Silja calls in serious cases the authorities directly to the scene even to the sea, but in less severe cases, further measures will be decided separately.
Tallink Silja according to the gas episode does not affect the Europa operation. The ship is scheduled to leave towards the Tallinn conventionally at 18: 30 the western harbour.
Europa belongs to the passenger capacity of the Baltic sea larger vessels. It bore as planned for a maximum of 3013 passengers and over 300 cars. The ship is also a major part of maritime history: Europa taken against the m/s estonia’s distress call, it sunk in the year 1994 and operate the rescue operations of the accident place as a leader.
Europa is a graduate in 1993 of the German Meyer shipyard. It will run on the Estonian flag.
