All 1.373 passengers of the cruise ship that got into trouble for the Norwegian coast to be evacuated. During a storm, the engines of the ship failed, and among others the vessel on the coast. Meanwhile, there were 166 passengers brought to safety. Ten people received help in the hospital. Three of them are very. The nine crew of a second stranded ship near the cruise ship is now brought to safety.
The ship Viking Sky, with 1. 373 passengers, among whom were 915 passengers, ran into 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 might take a long time. The police reports that so far about 100 people have been evacuated. The rescue going all night on.
Evacuation
The evacuation of the mainly British and American passengers will be hampered 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 deck 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