The body of a Brooklyn-educated archaeologist was fished from a Norwegian sea where the replica Viking ship she was sailing on capsized Tuesday.
Norwegian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre first responders successfully rescued the five passengers who’d set sail with Karla Dana on a “Legendary Viking Voyage” Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press. Her body was recovered Wednesday.
Authorities suspect a powerful wave caused the “tragic accident,” leading to the 29-year-old woman being tossed from the 33-foot double-masted vessel called the Naddodd, which left the Faroe Islands for Norway Saturday.
The ship was a little more than 200 miles short of Oslo when its international crew was poured into the North Sea. Survivors reportedly told authorities conditions “suddenly turned significantly worse than predicted,” with 16-foot waves smashing into the clipper.
Dana’s shipmate managed to climb aboard an inflatable life raft when their ship flipped. They were reportedly rescued by a helicopter. The victim appeared to get trapped under the Naddodd, where she drowned.
Dana earned her bachelor’s degree from LIU Brooklyn in 2019, according to her LinkedIn page, where she wrote about looking forward to the Norwegian adventure near the start of summer.
“Thrilled to be a part of this crew, fearlessly embarking on this Nordic voyage on a Viking ship replica across the North Sea, pushing through physical and mental limits to sail into history,” Dana wrote.
In addition to spending time in New York City, Dana — originally from Florida — she also lived and studied in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, England, Scotland, Germany, Morocco, China and Taiwan, according to LinkedIn.