Viking Sky Cruise Ship Rescue
A total of 1373 people were on board the ship Viking Cruise officials told BuzzFeed News including 915 guests and 458 crew.
Viking sky cruise ship rescue. Passengers are helped from a rescue helicopter in Norway after being rescued from the Viking Sky cruise ship. Rescue teams were sent to evacuate the cruise ship under extremely difficult circumstances. Norwegian Search and Rescue.
A cruise ship Viking Sky drifts towards land after an engine failure Hustadvika Norway March 23. For the 1370 passengers on board the Viking Sky their holiday quickly turned to hell. Coast Guard official Emil Heggelund explained that the ship was within 100 metres 300 feet of striking rocks under the water and 900 metres 2950 feet from shore when it stopped and anchored in.
By the numbersFive helicopters 28 rescuers 464 saved. The ships engines died and holidaymakers had to be rescued by helico. Get the latest updates on the rescue op.
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. The cruise ship Viking Sky reaches the port of Molde under its own steam on Sunday. 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. Inside the Viking Sky cruise ship rescue Its first helicopter arrived within 30 minutes. The Viking Sky cruise ship sent an SOS due to engine problems in bad weather while police reported 1300 passengers would be evacuated by helicopter.
The Norway team quickly deployed search-and-rescue teams who safely airlifted 470 people including 17 wounded even as the ship was tossed amid 25-foot waves and was in. Heres the story of the rescue. 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.
