Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Mega-Victoria

A pleasure boat caught fire off the coast of Cap Corse on the morning of Aug 15. 2024, north of the coast of Cap Corse. The six crew members issued a distress call before abandoning the boat. The 'Mega Victoria' responded to the call and diverted to rescue the passengers. The rescue operation was supervised by a Dragon 2B helicopter from the Civil Security. The crew was recovered safe and sound and dropped off in Livorno. Report with photos: https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/haute-corse-les-passagers-d-un-navire-en-feu-secouru-par-un-ferry-au-large-du-cap-corse-2314788.html

Viking Line has officially handed over the 'Amorella' to the new owner Corsica Ferries. After changing flag, the ship will be renamed 'Mega Victoria'.

The grounding of the 'Amorella' on Sep 20, 2020, in Apotekarfaret, was caused a.o. by shortcomings in the maintenance, the Accident Investigation Center's investigation found out. The initial cause of the grounding was a technical fault in the propeller system. The follow-up of the function of critical components and the need for maintenance and replacement should be evaluated more systematically with a view to how they are used. This presupposes closer cooperation between the manufacturers and suppliers as well as the end users, stated investigation leader Risto Haimila. The Accident Investigation Board provided four safety recommendations on the basis of the investigation. Two of them were aimed at Viking Line. These recommendations applied to the maintenance measures on the ship as well as the cooperation between the bridge and the engine control room. As a result of the investigation, the Accident Investigation Board also intervened in the development of maritime rescue preparedness in major accident situations. It took the sea rescue center almost half an hour to carry out the alarms in the first stage. Communication with the vessel and information about the incident was not immediately distributed to all actors. Something should be done so that we are ready to act faster when a situation occurs and start the rescue measures, emphasized the director of the Accident Investigation Center, Professor Veli-Pekka Nurmi. The Accident Investigation Board also recommended that the Border Guard should develop a maritime rescue preparedness in major accident situations in terms of resources, the creation of a situation, the alert and the distribution of tasks. The last recommendation was addressed to the Swedish Transport and Communications Agency: Tasks related to the inspection of ships have been transferred to the classification societies, which need an application instruction issued by the authority to assess the consequences of changes on the bridge with regard to navigation safety.