VIDEO | Low water levels cause Danube River cruise ship to run aground over the new year

A tug was deployed to the scene to attempt to refloat the stranded ship. However, the effort proved unsuccessful.

On the morning of January 1, a barge was moved alongside the cruise ship, allowing all of the passengers to be safely evacuated. They were subsequently transferred to another ship that would take them the rest of the way to Bratislava.