Viking Sky Cruise Ship Rescue
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Viking sky cruise ship rescue. 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 vessel IMO number 9650420 is currently Norway-flagged MMSI. JRCCJoint Rescue Coordination Centre Southern Norway.
A Viking Sky cruise ship needed all 1373 passengers and crew on board to be evacuated last weekend. The Viking Sky incident A wake-up call for the Arctic cruise industry. 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.
Rescue teams were sent to evacuate the cruise ship under extremely difficult circumstances. 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. 1373 passengers and crew are being rescued from the Norway cruise ship Viking Sky which is stranded in stormy seas.
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. Tensions rise in Maui Mickeys Party Amtraks new fleet. Passengers rescued from the Viking Sky cruise ship are helped by emergency services in Hustadvika Norway Saturday March 23 2019.
EPA The Viking Sky built in 2017 belongs to Viking Ocean Cruises part of the Viking Cruises group. The ships engines died and holidaymakers had to be rescued by helico. Passengers are helped from a rescue helicopter in Norway after being rescued from the Viking Sky cruise ship.
Cruise ship EVACUATION. Rescue operation for Viking Sky cruise ship - overview of the organizations involved. The 2017-built MS Viking Sky cruise ship is the third in a series of 10 identical vessels built for Viking Ocean CruisesThe sisterships are named Viking Star 2015 Viking Sea 2016 Viking Sun 2017 Viking Orion 2018 Viking Jupiter 2019 Tellus and Venus 2021 Neptune and Mars 2022.
