Viking Cruise Ship In Trouble

After helicopter rescues on Saturday Viking said that 436 guests and 458 crew members remained on board.

Viking cruise ship in trouble. A partial evacuation by helicopters took place. We are staying in a Penthouse Verandah cabin 5016. Viking Sky departing Tallinn Estonia on July 24 2017.

Evacuation of passengers and crew is underway after the cruise ship Viking Sky experienced engine failure today March 23 2019. 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. MV Viking Sky is a cruise ship that was launched in 2016 and entered service in 2017.

Viking Sky cruise ship arrives in Molde Norway after engine problems March 24 2019. 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 vessel is currently one kilometer off the coast of Farstad Norway.

This balcony stateroom offered ample space with well appointed furnishings. Video from a passenger on board the stranded Viking Sky off the Norwegian coast shows chairs and other furniture sliding dangerously across the floor. 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.

According to the local media this is one of the worst. She is operated by Viking Ocean Cruises. Some 1300 passengers and crew are to be evacuated by helicopters and if possible by SAR boats in heavy storm conditions.

On 23 March 2019 she suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway. With 1373 passengers and crew on board the ship was hit by 26ft waves and 50kmh gusts of wind while at sea running in to trouble on day eight of the 12-day In Search of the Northern Lights. 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.