Cruise ship off Norway issues mayday; begins evacuations

apnews ^ | 03/23/2019

[BenLurkin]

Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as strong winds and heavy seas hit Norway’s coastal regions Saturday.

Police in the western county of Moere og Romsdal said Saturday the ship has managed to moor in Hustadsvika Bay, between the western Norwegian cities of Alesund and Trondheim.

[Delta 21]

HA HA! Getting their moneies worth!

[OC_Steve]

Wow, she’s a new ship being launched in 2016.

[KevinB]

My wife’s coworker is on the ship and is sending reports. Helicopters have been evacuating folks for a couple of hours now.

[wardaddy]

Its not funny

Look at those seas and how close to shore

Could be catastrophic

Pardon the scold.

[for-q-clinton]

That would be terrifying. But still not as scary as being on an airplane that loses its engines.

[OrangeHoof]

Cue Kathy Gifford..

[Daniel Ramsey]

Pretty sure the Cruise Critic forums is going nuts trying to censure negativity of the cruise industry as usual.

[Capt. Tom]

Viking Sky
Year Built
2017
Year Last Refurbished
-
Capacity
930 passengers
Decks
14
Tonnage
47,800
Registry
Malta

[bramps]

Looks like a rainbow formed over them.

[Rummyfan]

HA HA! Getting their moneies worth!

More than their money's worth I would say.

Prayers for all aboard hope they all reach shore safely.

[Rummyfan]

Is she simply rolling or listing?

[virgil]

Probably some pretty queasy feeling people on that boat. Wonder what happened to the propulsion.

[Jane Long]

Amazing.

Please keep us posted.

Prayers up.

[Jane Long]

LOL...I was just thinking the same....blarfingaar!!

[grania]

I took a cruise in November. My observation was that it's just about inevitable that at some point, things will go really wrong. They're getting a lot less careful about when and where they sail, and cruisers are getting way too complacent about the inherent dangers of being at sea.

This is serious. I've been told that it's a myth that a ship can be evacuated without considerable loss of life. This ship isn't very large and it isn't far out to sea, so perhaps those will be advantages in successfully completing the evacuation.

[cornfedcowboy]

Doesn’t get any more serious than a Mayday.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

LMAO. Ever
the optimist.

[rockinqsranch]

Wallowing in the trough. She’s in deep doo doo unless they can get some tugs to her quickly, or get that engine running again.

[Delta 21]

Their anchor looks to be holding. Good winds and swells but nothing to panic over. Everyone needs to hear at least one legitimate GQ alarm in their lives.

Lifeboats anyone?

Every minute of every day can be catastrophic at sea.

Doesn’t get any more serious than a Mayday.

"Abandon Ship" is more serious than "Mayday".