the Cruise ship Viking Sky was near to go because after an engine failure at 14 o’clock on the Saturday.
On Monday, said the Norwegian authority Sjøfartsdirektoratet about the high-profile sjödramat in a press release. Together with the police and the accident had they been able to perform a first examination of the ill-fated ship.
In the message notes the authority that it is too early to draw any conclusions about why the engines on the ship were knocked out.
” It is clear that there has been a blackout, but we can’t say anything about the reason for this is currently, it says in the message.
1.373 people on board the Viking Sky, of which 479 of them were evacuated in a comprehensive and demanding rescue operation. The rest of the passengers and crew were left on board when the ship at 16.30 o’clock on Sunday managed to add the port in the Norwegian city of Molde.
27 people have been admitted to the hospital as a result of the event. For one of these, a 90-year-old woman, was judged the state as seriously on Monday.
Sjøfartsdirektoratet concludes that ”the crew’s skills and contribution has been an important factor in the success”.
on Monday night told Matt Grimes from Viking Cruises the company launched its own internal investigation in order to find the cause of the motorhaveriet. He also said that it is not desirable to speculate on the possible reasons for motorhaveriet before the information from the different surveys are available.
When it comes to olycksfartygets future gave Grimes the news that Viking Sky will undergo repairs and is estimated to be in the traffic again in the beginning of april.
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