Passengers Evacuated From Cruise Chip Carrying 1,300 People Off Coast of Norway
By Fox News // March 23, 2019
ship suffered engine problems
ABOVE VIDEO: A cruise ship issued a mayday during rough seas off the coast of Norway. (ABC News Video)
(FOX NEWS) – An evacuation of cruise ship passengers was reportedly underway Saturday after a vessel off the coast of Norway had propulsion issues amid foul weather.
The Viking Sky, a luxury vessel carrying 1,300 passengers and crew members, signaled for help after it was hit with the engine problems and began migrating landward, The Associated Press reported, citing the Norwegian newspaper VG.
Photos from the scene showed the large vessel surrounded by intensely choppy waters.
The ship was ultimately able to drop anchor in Hustadsvika Bay, according to police in Moere og Romsdal; responders reportedly arrived with both helicopters and boats in their effort to unload anyone aboard.
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#Breaking: Just in – Out of an recent video on the #VikingSky Cruise Ship, shows that the ship also has taken in some water from the waves pounding on the ship in #Norway! There are now over 885 people aboard the ship. Video Credit: @oxman78 pic.twitter.com/jSGXNskEvm
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis ❁ (@sotiridi) March 23, 2019
Helicopter video from the evacuation of 1,300 passengers from the Viking Sky cruise ship off the coast of Norway. The vessel has been able to restart one of the engines and is now anchored two kilometres from land. https://t.co/tUBm6A04pN pic.twitter.com/BzRDcX9fuJ
— Breaking Aviation News (@breakingavnews) March 23, 2019
#Update: OMG this video footage is just scary and insane! I can’t imagine what was going through those peoples minds, at the #VikingSky Cruise ship in #Norway, Video Credit: @alexus309 Video footage was from 3 and a half hours ago. pic.twitter.com/qhK86tuKHR
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis ❁ (@sotiridi) March 23, 2019
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