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Seven injured in boat ride on the Elbe

Seven passengers of the "Mare Frisium" were injured when a speedboat launched from the charter sailing vessel on the Elbe in the evening of May 21, 2014, crashed into the wake of a container ship. Seven passengers suffered injuries to the cervical and dorsal spine. The driver of the speed boat had misjudged the waves. The injured were taken back to the sailing which returned to the Willkommhöft in Wedel, where a large contingent of rescue Forces and the water police attende. The injured were brought from the ship to nearby hospitals. Three of the seven injured were able to stay on board. The water police investigated because of a suspected negligence of the boat driver. German report with photos: http://www.oldie95.de/Hamburg/Hamburg-Nachrichten/2014/Mai/Wedel-Schwerer-Bootsunfall-auf-der-Elbe