Viking Sky Cruise Ship Engine Failure

After investigating the incident Norwegian Maritime Authority announced today that the cruise ship Viking Sky motors failed because of relatively low oil levels in the engines.

Viking sky cruise ship engine failure. The power-plant shutdown was caused by a low level of lubrication oil in the tanks. Throughout the night the NMA has worked together with the ships classification society Lloyds and the company in order to identify the reason why the Viking Sky suffered power blackout at Hustadvika in challenging weather conditions on Saturday 23 March. Throughout the night the NMA worked together with the ships classification society Lloyds and the cruise line in order to identify the reason why the Viking Sky suffered a power failure in challenging weather conditions over the.

Lars Alvestad the head of Norways Maritime Authority said that low oil levels were the direct cause of the engine failure that stranded Viking Sky over. The Viking Cruises ship - which had 1300 people on board 200 of them British - suffered engine failure and had to be evacuated. The cruise ship experienced an engine failure while sailing from Tromsø to Stavanger in Norway in March 2019.

According to the maritime rescue service Viking Sky with around 1300 passengers and crew onboard had sent out a mayday signal as she had been drifting towards land. Mar 27 2019. The cruise ship Viking Sky on the other hand chose to pass Hustadvika on the Møre coast in strong winds.

The ship was reportedly minutes. The ship incorporates a hydrodynamically optimised hull with sleek lines. On 23 March 2019 the Viking Sky experienced a blackout and loss of propulsion in the Hustadvika area Norway and the ship started to dangerously drift towards shore.

A spokesperson for Viking Cruises owners of the Viking Sky stressed to Lloyds list that the vessel had been built to the highest standards but said that it was too early to speculate about the causes of the engine failure. Courtesy of the ship being towed to port an initial assessment of the engine failure aboard Viking Sky indicates that the malfunction might have begun in self-contained propulsion units as the. Rescue helicopters have been evacuating people from a Viking Ocean Cruises ship that suffered engine failure on Saturday March 23 in windy conditions off Norways west coast.

On 23 March Viking Sky lost power to engines in bad weather off the coast of Norway. According to Maritime Bulletin the Viking Sky found itself dealing with engine failure off the cost of Norway during what was described as heavy storm conditions. The Norwegian Maritime Authority NMA has released a statement on the Viking Sky engine failure saying that the engine failure was directly caused by low oil pressure.