Cruise Ship Off Coast Of Norway

As of yesterday Viking Sky is now docked safely in Molde Norway.

Cruise ship off coast of norway. Calling at ports most never visited by commercial cruise liners the ships deliver freight post and passengers to remote communities some of which are home to just a few hundred people. More than 450 passengers were airlifted off a cruise ship that got stranded off Norways. A cruise ship went adrift off the waters of Norway on March 23 2019 and passengers were being evacuated Eva Frisnes Viking Ocean Cruises The Viking Sky cruise ship is trying to restart engines while 1300 people await rescue.

In the home waters of the Norwegian coast Hurtigruten has been part of the countrys very lifeline for over a century. About 900 passengers and crew were still onboard the Viking Sky when it arrived at the port of Molde on Norways west coast on Sunday afternoon. Built in 2017 the ship belongs to Viking Ocean Cruises part of the Viking Cruises group founded by Norwegian billionaire Torstein Hagen.

Five helicopters had earlier winched 479 people to. Search and rescue teams have begun evacuating passengers by. In March 2019 writer Chaney Kwak was aboard the Viking Sky cruise ship off the Norwegian coast on assignment to write about the Northern Lights.

Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as strong winds and heavy seas hit Norways coastal regions Saturday. Almost 900 people and crew are still aboard the Viking Sky cruise ship over 18 hours since it sent out a mayday signal following engine failure off Norways rocky western coast. The cruise ship Viking Sky lays at anchor in heavy seas after it sent out a Mayday signal because of engine failure in windy conditions near Hustadvika off the west coast of Norway Saturday.

Passengers posted dramatic photos from inside. Viking Ship In Trouble Off the Coast of Norway Passengers Abandoning Ship By Sarah Bretz - March 25 2019 Viking Sky is a 47800 GRT ship holding 930 guests. Offsite Link by Anonymous reply 283 March 29 2019 1141 AM You see this is why a land hotel beats a sea hotel.

Hundreds of holidaymakers aboard a stricken cruise ship off the coast of Norway are being towed to shore after the vessel sent out a mayday signal while those with injuries have been airlifted to. A Viking Ocean Cruises cruise ship with about 1300 people on board is in distress in heavy weather just off the coast of western Norway. Norwegian officials say rescue workers have managed to evacuate about 100 people so far from a cruise ship that ran into engine problems in heavy winds and seas and sent a mayday call off Norways western coast.