Viking Sky Cruise Ship Investigation

A total of 18 alarms about low lubricating oil levels sounded on board cruise ship Viking Sky IMO 9650420 several hours before a complete blackout left the ship at the mercy of stormy seas with a total of 1373 people on board according to a preliminary report from The Norway Accident Investigation Board AIBN.

Viking sky cruise ship investigation. She is operated by Viking Ocean Cruises. Norway launches investigation into why Viking Sky cruise ship set sail into 50mph storm and put its 1300 passengers at high risk before emergency evacuation. Maritime authorities in Norway the UK and the US have begun investigations into the loss of power on board cruise ship Viking Sky cruise ship which nearly led to her grounding along the west coast of Norway near Molde last Saturday March 23rd.

On 23 March Viking Sky lost power to engines in bad weather off the coast of Norway. An investigation being carried out into the loss of propulsion onboard the Viking Sky cruise ship on March 23 2019 has determined the direct. The vessel IMO number 9650420 is currently Norway-flagged MMSI.

Viking have emailed us with a link to the Accident Investigation Board of Norway AIBN who will be conducting a voluntary survey of passengers of the 14th March cruise to allow them to finalise the incident report. May 9 2019 by World Maritime News Maritime lawyers at Lipcon Margulies Alsina Winkleman have filed a Class Action lawsuit against Viking Cruises regarding the Viking Sky incident from March 2019. The Accident Investigation Board of Norway issued its accident report focusing on the Norwegian cruise vessel Viking Sky which engines failed during a storm in the Norwegian sea resulting to the vessel drifting in rough waters in the Norwegian Sea to within 100 meters of land.

On March 23 2019 the cruise vessel experienced a black-out and loss of. The NTSB has dispatched two investigators to support the international investigation into the event that occurred Saturday March 23 2018 involving the Viking Sky the NTSB said in a statement. The accident investigation bodies of United States and the United Kingdom two countries that had large numbers of their nationals on the Viking Sky will also be participating in the Norwegian investigation.

Expand your horizons on this comfortable award-winning ship intimate and thoughtfully created by experienced nautical architects and designers to enrich your interaction with your destination in every way. Norwegian accident investigation officials said today they had launched a probe. Why three of the four engines on the Viking Sky conked out simultaneously will be a major focus of the investigation said a spokesman for the Norwegian Maritime Authority.

Contents 1 General characteristics 2 Career 21 Construction 22 2019 incident 3 References. Everyone who had been on board a stranded cruise ship including many Americans was safe Monday morning after a terrifying voyage off the coast of Norway. The Viking Sky was carrying just over.