Karl WP Beyer 23.03.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX – On the way from Tromsø to Stavanger the Viking Sky of Viking Ocean Cruises got into distress due to bad weather today. In a difficult sea area off Romsdal, one of the two main engines failed. The ship was driven towards land. However, the anchor could be dropped and the position of the ship stabilized. The ship's command decided that the passengers should be evacuated.
According to the Norwegian police, the Viking Sky ship's command sent an emergency signal at around 14pm The ship is exposed to very high waves in stormy weather. Apparently it is not fully maneuverable because of an engine failure. Five helicopters and several ships are involved in evacuating the approximately 00 passengers. The rescue was complicated. There have already been several ship accidents at the position of the wrecked cruise ship. However, it appears that the situation has currently stabilized.
Sister ship Viking Sea
The Viking Sky sails for Viking Ocean Cruises, the offshore division of Viking River Cruises. The luxury cruise ship, measured at 47.842 GT, was christened on June 22, 2017. It is 228 meters long and almost 29 meters wide. It was built by one of the Fincantieri shipyards. At the beginning of 2017, the failure of a main engine was already reported on the sister ship Viking Sea. One of Barcelona to Toulon leading cruise had to be canceled. Viking Ocean Cruises' ships are not the focus of German “crusaders”. Most of the ships are booked by Americans.
