Viking Cruise Ship Wreck
Rocked by 60-foot swells and 87-mile-per-hour gales the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway.
Viking cruise ship wreck. Police confirmed Thursday that 7 people are dead and another 21 are still missing. The cruise ship Viking Sky arrives at port off Molde Norway on Sunday after having problems and issuing a mayday call in heavy seas off Norways western coast. The official report concluded that the bow door had separated from the vessel pulling the ramp ajar.
- Photo by EPAODD ROAR LANGE UPDATE 32519. The 442 foot Viking Sigyn slammed into the smaller vessel while passing under the Margaret Bridge on. In March 2019 the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the North Atlantic.
On March 23 stormy weather caused the ship to begin listing dangerously and taking on water amid 43 mph gusts of wind and waves that reached over 26. Viking Cruises is owned by Norwegian billionaire Torstein Hagen who visited injured passengers in hospital yesterday. As of yesterday Viking Sky is now docked safely in Molde NorwayThe ship arrived there on her own engine power accompanied by two offshore supply ships and assisted by a tugboat.
The PA system wasnt working properly on the boat but the safety officer ran downstairs to survey the damage. The skipper of a cruise ship that struck a sightseeing boat on the Danube sinking that vessel was detained by Hungarian police. A Taiwanese trawler Terfu 51 had accidentally rammed the ship leaving a six-foot gash in the side.
Two officers navigating the Viking River Cruises cruise ship Viking Freya were killed overnight when the vessel struck a bridge on Main-Donau-Kanal in Erlangen Germany. Many are likely to mount compensation claims. Cruise passenger accident claims.
Cruise Ship Near Norway With Nearly 1400 Passengers Is Being Evacuated. The ship Viking Cruises Viking. 40 facilities and activities.
