A TOURIST has died on a Viking voyage after the vessel they were on capsized off the coast of Norway during a North Sea expedition. American archaeologist Karla Dana, 29, from Florida, died after the replica Viking ship she was sailing in sank. 8 The Naddodur vessel was found just 60km off the coast of Norway, local media reported Credit: The Norwegian Armed Forces 8 The replica fishing vessel was powered by sail and oar Credit: Instagram @sail2north 8 Karla Dana, 29, died in the voyage Credit: Instagram @sail2north 8 Police are now investigating the tragedy Credit: Police Handout 8 Dana was part of a voyage trying to recreate how the Vikings would have travelled between Norway and the Faroe Islands in the 9th Century.
The crew of the replica fishing vessel tried to just use sails and oars for the 680km sailing But they took on water and capsized in stormy seas on Tuesday - four days into the five day journey. Tourist Dana was trapped under the boat where she drowned, local media reported . Read more on world news CEO CHARGED Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged for allowing alleged criminal activity on app FROZEN IN TIME Inside Antarctic ‘ghost station’ where Soviet boffins battled -90C gales Dana's body was found Wednesday morning a few hundred metres away from the wreck about 60km off Norway's coastal island Måløy.
Dana was the only person to die in the perilous sail in rough seas with the other five sailors surviving on an inflatable life raft before being rescued by a.