A cruise ship is in trouble come the coast of Norway. During a storm, the engines of the ship failed, and among others the vessel on the coast. All of the 1,300 crew members to be evacuated, please notify the police in the North-European country. In the meantime, received the Norwegian coast guard, a second distress signal from a freighter that would become stranded off the coast.
The ship Viking Sky was in trouble for Hustadvika, a 20-kilometer-long area in front of the Norwegian coast that is known as the most dangerous of the country. In the area of the earth, a storm that creates strong wind and high waves. It is dangerous to engine problems to have in these waters, where many reefs are, to say the rescue services.
The maritime rescue service reported that the craft in the direction of country lane and a distress signal has been sent. All the crew from the ship, but that may take some time. The police reports that so far about 100 people have been evacuated.
Evacuation
The evacuation of the passengers, mainly British and Americans, it is hindered by the bad weather. The waves are six to eight metres high and the wind is blowing hard. On social media images that show how the furniture on the ship from one side to the other scroll and a piece of ceiling on the heads of a few passengers.
Still waiting for evacuation. #VikingSky #Mayday pic.twitter.com/6EvcAjf5D2
Alexus Sheppard
