GDANSK (Poland), Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people drowned after a wooden tourist boat capsized in the northern Polish city of Gdansk due to waves generated by a nearby tug boat.
Fourteen people, including two crew members, were on board when the Galar Gdański capsized on the Motlawa river on Saturday.
The state fire service said a 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and two others, including a pregnant woman, later died in hospital.
More than 20 firefighters, search and rescue units, and border guards were involved in the search and rescue operation.
The Mayor of Gdansk, Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, described the incident as an “enormous tragedy”.
Boats like the one which capsized, which can take up to 12 passengers and two crew members, are replicas of a Polish vessel popular in the 18th Century used for transporting goods down the river. — NNN-AGENCIES
