Cruise Ship Viking Sky In Trouble

More than 400 people had to be airlifted to safety from the stricken cruise ship Viking Sky after it suffered engine trouble off the Norwegian coast on Saturday and was seen listing at.

Cruise ship viking sky in trouble. Five helicopters and several rescue ships were called in for the rescue. 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. Officials are investigating why the Viking Sky cruise ship set sail despite storm warnings leading to 479 passengers having to be rescued via helicopter after engine trouble.

Passengers recall Norwegian Viking Sky cruise from hell. Stranded passenger that were rescued by helicopter from the cruise ship Viking Sky are pictured on March 23 2019 on the west coast of Norway near Romsdal. The vessel sent out a distress signal because of propulsion problems.

HELSINKI Finland AP - The Latest on the Viking Sky cruise ship which is having engine problems off the coast of Norway all times local. Some 1300 passengers and crew are to be evacuated by helicopters and if possible by SAR boats in heavy storm conditions. The ship reportedly suffered mechanical failure or engine failure at around 1800 UTC Mar 23 and started to drift towards coast in severe storm.

Frank Einar Vatne. One of the rescue. Carrying approximately 500 passengers Viking Sky arrived from Kuşadası Turkey before arriving to Galataport Istanbul at 300 pm local time on October 15.

Cargo ship in distress while assisting VIKING SKY crew to be evacuated Mar 24 UPDATE Cruise ship VIKING SKY in distress. Viking issued a statement around midday Saturday Sydney time. Wild photos and videos show the Viking Sky cruise ship tilting nearly 45 degrees in choppy waters sending passengers and furniture sliding across rooms and tiles falling from the ceiling.

Galataport Istanbul welcomed the Viking Sky on Friday October 15 in a sign of revitalized cruise tourism at Turkey according to a press release. Viking Sky Calls in Istanbul. Viking Sky Alters Course Due to Fuel Problem.