Viking Cruise Ship In Trouble

Some 1300 passengers and crew are to be evacuated by helicopters and if possible by SAR boats in heavy storm conditions.

Viking cruise ship in trouble. Rescuers have airlifted hundreds of people stranded on a cruise ship off the west coast of Norway. Viking Sky cruise ship arrives in Molde Norway after engine problems March 24 2019. The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a distress signal after it began drifting.

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Passengers aboard the stricken Viking Sky sat in silence wearing life jackets for nearly 24 hours as emergency officials worked to save the cruise ship from heavy seas an Australian passenger. A partial evacuation by helicopters took place. Evacuation of passengers and crew is underway after the cruise ship Viking Sky experienced engine failure today March 23 2019.

Amid wind gusts up. On 23 March 2019 she suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway. We can confirm that on March 23 rd at 2pm Norwegian time the vessel Viking Sky a 47800 tonne ship travelling from Tromsø to Stavanger carrying 915 guests and 458 crew experienced a loss of engine power off the coast of Norway near Molde.

We are staying in a Penthouse Verandah cabin 5016. The cruise ship Viking Sky that ran into trouble in stormy seas off Norway reaches the port of Molde under its own steam on March 24 2019. The cruise ship Viking Sky sent a mayday signal because of engine failure in windy conditions near Hustadvika off the west coast of Norway Saturday March 23 2019.

MV Viking Sky is a cruise ship that was launched in 2016 and entered service in 2017. According to the local media this is one of the worst. Police in the western county of Moere og Romsdal said Saturday the ship has managed to moor in Hustadvika Bay between the western Norwegian cities of Alesund and Trondheim.