Viking Sky Cruise Ship Rescue

Rescue teams were sent to evacuate the cruise ship under extremely difficult circumstances.

Viking sky cruise ship rescue. Cruise ship EVACUATION. Over the weekend Viking Sky a cruise liner off the coast of Norway issued a mayday distress signal after losing power during a brutal storm stranding 1373 people aboard the embattled ship. The vessel IMO number 9650420 is currently Norway-flagged MMSI.

A cruise ship Viking Sky drifts towards land after an engine failure Hustadvika Norway March 23. 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. Local time Norwegian search and rescue officials said after the ship started having engine trouble.

A cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norways western coast on Saturday then began evacuating its 1300 passengers and crew amid stormy seas and heavy winds in a high-risk helicopter rescue operation. Over the weekend Viking Sky a cruise liner off the coast of Norway issued a mayday distress signal after losing power during a brutal storm stranding 1373 people aboard the embattled ship. The Norwegian public broadcaster NRK said the Viking Skys evacuation was a slow and dangerous process as passengers needed to be hoisted one by one from the cruise ship.

For the 1370 passengers on board the Viking Sky their holiday quickly turned to hell. Accompanied by tug boats the Viking Sky cruise ship has limped into the Norwegian port of Molde more than a day after issuing a mayday call that led to. The Viking Sky carrying 1373 passengers and crew sent out a mayday call on Saturday after it lost power in stormy seas as it was tossed about in 15-metre waves that sent tables and furniture.

Heres the story of the rescue. A total of 1373 people were on board the ship Viking Cruise officials told BuzzFeed News including 915 guests and 458 crew. The cruise ship Viking Sky reaches the port of Molde under its own steam on Sunday.

The ships engines died and holidaymakers had to be rescued by helico. Regarding the helicopter rescue operation the Norwegian Search and Rescue SAR contacted the company CHC at 1400 immediately upon receiving the mayday from Viking Sky. JRCCJoint Rescue Coordination Centre Southern Norway.