1300 People Evacuted From Cruise Ship

The ships 1300 passengers and crew are being evacuated by several helicopters and ships after Norways sea rescue agency received the distress signal.

1300 people evacuted from cruise ship. 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. Workers off Norways western coast rushed to rescue 1300 passengers and crew from a disabled cruise ship by helicopter on Saturday winching them one-by-one to safety as heaving waves tossed the. Most passengers had to stay in their cabins until the ship docked early in Australia where police removed 23 people.

On March 23 2019 the cruise ship Viking Sky encountered engine failure on the west coast of Norway near Romsdal. Cruise Ship MAYDAY in a STORM Viking Sky Evacuates 1300 People in Norway - YouTube. Cruises are very expensive.

Rescue workers then launched a high-risk evacuation of the ships 1300 passengers and crew winching them one-by-one up to helicopters as heaving waves tossed the ship from side to side. Cruise ship was forced to evacuate 1300 people after engine problems left the crew fearing they could run aground. Norwegian public broadcaster NRK said the Viking Skys evacuation was likely to be a slow and dangerous process.

Norwegian officials say rescue workers have managed to evacuate about. Search and rescue teams have begun evacuating passengers. Rescue helicopters have begun evacuating people from a cruise ship which lost.

Luxury cruise ship carrying 1300 people is evacuated off Norway Viking Sky vessel sent out mayday signal after suffering engine failure in storms Sat Mar 23 2019 1934. The Latest on the Viking Sky cruise ship which is having engine problems off the coast of Norway all times local. 1300 passengers are to be evacuated from a cruise ship off the countrys west coast after a mayday call was issued in heavy winds.

Cruise ship off Norways coast begins evacuating 1300 people in stormy conditions. It will take time to evacuate everyone Andre Franck head of police operations said. Helicopters sent to rescue 1300 passengers from cruise ship off Norway By Zahra Ullah Theresa Waldrop and Nicole Chavez CNN Updated 0500 GMT 1300 HKT March 24 2019.