Viking Sky Cruise Ship Investigation
Norway cruise ship.
Viking sky cruise ship investigation. After the blackout of Viking Sky the Viking Ocean Cruises gave instructions about the lubricating oil levels to be inspected for all its cruise ships 7. Norwegian accident investigation officials said today they had launched a probe. The NTSB has dispatched two investigators to support the international investigation into the event that occurred Saturday March 23 2018 involving the Viking Sky the NTSB said in a statement.
Investigation opened On Monday Norways Accident Investigation Board said theyd opened a safety investigation into the Viking Sky incident. A partial evacuation by helicopters took place. MV Viking Sky is a cruise ship that was launched in 2016 and entered service in 2017.
She is operated by Viking Ocean Cruises. A total of 18 alarms about low lubricating oil levels sounded on board cruise ship Viking Sky IMO 9650420 several hours before a complete blackout left the ship at the mercy of stormy seas with a total of 1373 people on board according to a preliminary report from The Norway Accident Investigation Board AIBN. The Viking Sky was carrying just over.
The incident is to be examined by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate the Norwegian Police and the Accident Investigation Board. May 9 2019 by World Maritime News Maritime lawyers at Lipcon Margulies Alsina Winkleman have filed a Class Action lawsuit against Viking Cruises regarding the Viking Sky incident from March 2019. The Accident Investigation Board Norway AIBN is investigating the incident.
Norwegian Maritime Authority concludes Viking Sky investigation The Norwegian Maritime Authority NMA on Wednesday 27 March published an investigation update regarding the incident of the cruise ship Viking Sky. Maritime authorities in Norway the UK and the US have begun investigations into the loss of power on board cruise ship Viking Sky cruise ship which nearly led to her grounding along the west coast of Norway near Molde last Saturday March 23rd. The operator and owner of Viking Sky have supported the investigation process of accident and the enhancement of safety process for Viking Sky and its cruise ships sisters.
On 23 March 2019 she suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway. The cruise ship Viking Sky arrives at port in Molde Norway Sunday March 24 2019 after having problems and issuing a Mayday call on. The master immediately sent out a mayday as the ship drifted towards shore.
