Cruise Ship Viking Sky In Trouble
Some 1300 passengers and crew are to be evacuated by helicopters and if possible by SAR boats in heavy storm conditions.
Cruise ship viking sky in trouble. 0053 Majestic Viking Sea cruise ship arrives in London on the River Thames 5th May 2016 720p. Hell ride as stricken cruise ship is tossed by rough seas video. BBC News has reported that police in the Møre og Romsdal county say on Saturday morning the ship experienced engine failure and dropped anchor sending out a distress call to the Norwegian Coast Guard.
The Captain apprised us yesterday evening around 630 PM that there was a fuel problem that we would be altering course to Miami skipping Progreso and Merida Mexico. A luxury cruise ship that had set sail with almost 1400 passengers and crew aboard has arrived safely at. Viking Sky Alters Course Due to Fuel Problem.
Viking issued a statement around midday Saturday Sydney time. NTB scanpix via AP SourceAP. Happy end Mar 24 UPDATE Filipino crew killed by mooring line Italy.
The ship reportedly suffered mechanical failure or engine failure at around 1800 UTC Mar 23 and started to drift towards coast in severe storm. 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. The cruise ship Viking Sky sent out a Mayday signal because of engine failure off the coast of Norway with 1300 passengers stranded.
The Viking Sky suffered engine failure on Saturday afternoon while en route to Stavanger from Tromso. Helicopters reportedly sent to evacuate ships 9 crew. Passengers recall Norwegian Viking Sky cruise from hell.
Galataport Istanbul welcomed the Viking Sky on Friday October 15 in a sign of revitalized cruise tourism at Turkey according to a press release. CruiseMapper emailed accident report by Guy Auxer Gulf of Mexico 712 AM February 12 2020 aboard the Viking Sky. Five helicopters and several rescue ships were called in for the rescue.
