off the coast of Norway, the evacuation of the cruise ship “Viking Sky”. Passengers are served in small groups in helicopters. Apparently, the machine could be repaired in the meantime.
in Front of the Norwegian coast, the evacuation of the in distress at sea cruise vessel “Viking Sky”. Bad weather, high waves and make the night of the rescue operation difficult. Several helicopters and ships are in use. It is expected that the evacuation lasted the whole night.
the passengers of the “Vikins Sky” to be cared for in this gymnasium in Hustadvika.
Up to 22:40 at 155 people had been brought aboard, said the spokesman for the Norwegian rescue service, By Fjeld. The passengers were pulled with a winch on Board the helicopter, and then to the coast and have flown. The people on Board the “Viking Sky” were in safety, he stated. “The ship has dropped anchor,” said another spokesman for the rescue service, Einar Knudsen, the Norwegian broadcasting company NRK.
According to the website, “Marine Traffic” are two tugs and two Offshore supply in the vicinity of the passenger ship.
> Apparently, no Germans on Board <p class="text small" The 915 passengers, according to official data from 16 States, the majority from the UK and the USA. According to the foreign office, according to current knowledge, no German state to be affected. A total of 1373 passengers and crew before the start of the evacuation members on Board.
A ship’s engine repaired
The cruise ship was on a Saturday afternoon about two miles off the coast of West Norway, because of damage to the motor-maneuverable and had issued an emergency call. It was on the way from tromsø in Northern Norway to Stavanger in the South.
According to several news agencies, it has now been fixed at least a machine on the cruise ship. The “Viking Sky”, was delivered in 2017 by the manufacturer Fincantieri in Trieste, to the Norwegian operator Viking Ocean Cruises.