Canal boat Juno runs aground
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Canal boat Juno runs aground off Trosa, passengers evacuated

The canal boat Juno has run aground off Trosa. An evacuation of the approximately 45 passengers and 12 crew members began at 10 p.m., the Maritime and Air Rescue Centre told TT.

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The current trip had left Stockholm via Trosa and was due to continue south when it ran aground at 5 pm on Tuesday. Divers were called in to examine the hull.

The shipping company has deemed it safe to carry out its own evacuation. They have requisitioned some kind of boat to take people ashore in Trosa, but we are on standby if needed, says Anders Larsson, rescue leader at the Maritime and Air Rescue Centre on Tuesday evening.

The ship Juno was built in 1874 and operates on the Göta Canal, among other things.

No one has been injured.

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