 On 4 June, Uniworld programmed necessary repairs, planning service return for July 21.On 17 June the ship is towed from the S. Basilio Terminal to the nearby port of Marghera, were she will go placed over a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, and so moved to shipyard in Trieste for full repair.On 20 June "River Countess" is at Trieste shipyard, transported by the Heavy Load Carrier "Yacht Express".After thorough inspection of the damage on shipyard site, it was determined that it was more extensive than originally thought and will take longer to be repaired; on 26 June the return in service were then posposed to September 6 (begin of cruise on September 8).River Countess returned to service, in Venice area, on Sunday 8 September 2019.