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Medevac off Furusund

On April 28, 2024, the 'Birka Gotland', sailing between Stockholm and Marihamn, requested assistance for a child with an allergic reaction. An SAR helicopter apparently couldn't go out due to inclement weather, so the Sea Rescue Society deployed the RS 'Vialla' from the station in Räfsnäs. The sea rescuers boarded the ship north of Furusund and took over the patient, who was handed over to a waiting ambulance in Kapellskär.

Gotlandsbolaget bought laid up passenger ship

Gotlandsbolaget has bought the 'Birka Stockholm' from Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö for approximately 38 million Euros. The vessel will be used in the traffic between Stockholm, Mariehamn and Visby to complement the Gotland traffic. The vessel served as a cruise ship between Stockholm and Mariehamn, an operation that was shut down during the pandemic. Now Gotlandsbolaget together with subsidiary Destination Gotland will use the ship to offer cruises. It will offer tax-free and operate Stockholm, Mariehamn and Visby with varying traffic patterns depending on the season.The plan is for the business to start in the spring of 2024, and the work to develop the organization and offer will begin immediately.

BIRKA STOCKHOLM to undergo major upgrade in Denmark

Birka Cruises’ BIRKA STOCKHOLM is to undergo a EUR 2.1 million upgrade at Denmark’s Fayard between 6-18 January 2019. Although some technical work will take place, the main focus of the refit will concentrate on the vessel’s main passenger deck, Deck 5.