A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.
This photo released by the Norwegian Police shows the Viking ship replica, called Naddodd, moored at the quay in Måløy, Norway, on Wednesday, after it capsized earlier this week off Norway's coast.
"This expedition, honoring the Viking navigator Naddodd, aims to preserve Viking culture and navigational skills for future generations," Sail2North expeditions, which organized the voyage, said inThe team — made up of four Swiss, one Faroese and one American — departed on Saturday from Suðuroy, the southernmost of the 18 Faroe Islands, for what was expected to be a several-day journey.
Dana, an archaeologist and field researcher, had worked in a number of countries, from Costa Rica to Germany to Morocco to Taiwan, according to her LinkedIn page. She was a member of theIn a joint statement shared with Sail2North, Dana's sister and her fiancé said she"tackled every adventure with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye."
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