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  1. Norway cruise ship rescue ends as vessel sails to port

    The Viking Sky cruise ship is expected to dock at 4:30 p.m. local time in Molde, a port town in western Norway, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway said on Twitter.

  2. Norwegian cruise ship loses ability to navigate after rogue wave hits

    Norwegian cruise ship loses ability to navigate after rogue ...

  3. Details emerge after Viking ship replica sinks off Norway, killing U.S

    August 29, 2024 / 12:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP. A strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica earlier this week off Norway's coast that killed a U.S. citizen, police ...

  4. 'Rogue wave' hits Viking cruise ship, killing 1 passenger and injuring

    Dec. 2, 2022, 10:13 AM PST. By Mirna Alsharif. One person died and four others were injured after a "rogue wave" hit the Viking Polaris cruise ship while it was sailing toward Ushuaia, Argentina ...

  5. Norwegian cruise ship loses navigation ability in North Sea during

    The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud suffered a power outage after a rogue wave shattered windows on the bridge while it sailed in the North Sea, causing the vessel to lose its ability to navigate ...

  6. Safety board say cruise ship at centre of horror rescue should never

    A cruise ship carrying more than 1,370 people should never have left a northern Norway harbour five years ago despite storm warnings, forcing a major evacuation by helicopter Via AP news wire ...

  7. Cruise ship stranded in 2019 could have been "one of the worst

    Cruise ship stranded in 2019 could have been "one of the ...

  8. Viking Sky cruise timeline: A breakdown of what we know happened

    Viking Sky cruise evacuation and rescue - USA Today

  9. Viking Sky cruise ship stranded off Norway towed to shore as

    Viking Cruises is owned by Norwegian billionaire Torstein Hagen, who visited injured passengers in hospital yesterday. ... Norway's Accident Investigations Board said the ship would remain in ...

  10. Report: Windows Aboard Expedition Cruise Ship Couldn't Resist Fatal Wave

    Norway's Accident Investigation Board has completed a review of the fatal accident aboard the expedition cruise ship Viking Polaris last November, when a high wave struck the side of the ship and ...

  11. Norway cruise passenger dies after plunging from MSC Cruise into fjord

    00:54. A passenger died Thursday when he went overboard on an MSC Cruises ship that was sailing through the deepest fjord in Norway — the second time in under three months somebody fell from the ...

  12. How Did It Happen? Norway Launch Viking Sky Investigation

    The incident is to be examined by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, the Norwegian Police and the Accident Investigation Board. The ship owner, Viking Ocean Cruises, have pledged their full support. Watch: Astonishing videos from the Viking sky rescue. The question is simple: How can a ship barely two years old lose power to all its engines?

  13. Viking cruise ship evacuation draws investigation by Norway over

    Norwegian cruise passengers airlifted to safety after terrifying ordeal 02:23. Everyone who had been on board a stranded cruise ship, including many Americans, was safe Monday morning after a ...

  14. Report Contends Viking Sky Was Non-Compliant and Should Not Have Sailed

    The Viking Sky (47,800 gross tons) entered service in 2017 as one of the class of new Fincantieri-built cruise ships for Viking's ocean cruise line. The two-year-old cruise ship departed Tromso ...

  15. Viking Cruises engine failure off Norway coast prompts rescue operation

    After hundreds were airlifted, Viking Cruises announced Sunday the ship had regained power and was continuing on to Molde, Norway. Viking said 436 guests and 458 crew remained on board as it ...

  16. Viking Sky: Why things went wrong, what happened and what's next?

    Viking Cruises says: "Currently we understand 20 people suffered injuries as a result of this incident, and they are all receiving care at the relevant medical centres in Norway, with some ...

  17. Cruise Passenger Dead After Going Overboard Near Norway

    A cruise ship passenger has died after going overboard during a Norway fjords cruise. In the early hours, a man overboard alert was triggered on MSC Euribia. The ship was en route to the town of ...

  18. Norwegian Cruise Line passengers injured in gangway collapse

    1:48. A gangway collapsed while a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was stopped in Panama on Tuesday, injuring multiple guests. The line's Norwegian Encore ship was in Panama City at the time. Passengers ...

  19. Norwegian safety body criticizes cruise ship that nearly ran aground in

    In a report, the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority upbraided the Viking Sky, saying it was "a ship's length from running aground.". The ship left the northern city of Tromsoe carrying almost 1,400 people, despite storm warnings. It was headed for Stavanger in southern Norway when it had engine problems amid a storm on March 23 ...

  20. Viking Cruise Ship Stranded Off Norway Reaches Shore After Harrowing

    March 24, 2019. LONDON — A cruise ship that set out with more than 1,300 people but became stranded off Norway's coast finally reached the shore on Sunday afternoon, after rescuers launched a ...

  21. Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority Issues ...

    The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority has issued its report on the blackout, loss of power and near grounding of the Viking Sky in Hustadvika in Norway on March 23, 2019.. According to the NSIA, the accident was caused by insufficient lubricating oil in all of the operating diesel generators' lubricating oil sump tanks, in combination with pitching and rolling in rough seas.

  22. We survived the Norwegian Cruise accident

    Cruise ship from Norway reaches port with remaining passengers after mayday, air rescues. A wall of Arctic water washed in, and Elaine Barkus was thrown about 20 feet and pinned to the floor by ...