“There were 11 Russian citizens on board, none of them was injured,” RIA Novosti quoted Shkurenko.
She said that "the Russian consulate in the Aland Islands and the Russian embassy in Finland have provided them with assistance and are keeping the situation under control."
She added that "all Russians are accommodated in a hotel in the city of Mariehamn."
Earlier it was reported that the Viking Line ferry Amorella with a passenger capacity of 2,400 ran aground off the Aland Islands.