A three hour tour.
Posted on 03/25/2019 10:18:09 AM PDT by C19fan
Norwegian officials are set to investigate why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people set sail despite 'high risk' conditions and storm warnings, forcing an evacuation.
More than 400 people had to be airlifted to safety from the stricken cruise ship Viking Sky after it suffered engine trouble off the Norwegian coast on Saturday and was seen listing at nearly 45 degrees.
Norway's Accident Investigations Board said 'the high risk which the ship, its passengers and crew were exposed to made us decide to investigate the incident.'
The company's owner apologised to guests for the ordeal while a Viking Cruises spokeswoman said the firm would support the investigation.
Investigators are heading to Molde today, where the huge ship is now docked after it came back into port yesterday evening with three of its four engines working.
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Cruise ships are very unstable if not under power. Could have been a really, really bad outcome.
They thought its name was Titanic.
Known financial loss if you don’t sail.
Financial loss if you do sail 0 to oh ****.
Oh no... you rolled oh ****.
The center of gravity of those things must be 10 decks about the waterline. Never catch me on one.
They didn’t purchase the optional “start engines in heavy seas” safety button?
“More than 400 people had to be airlifted”
I don’t know what they are complaining about. They threw in a FREE Helicopter excursion.
A 45-degree list? Unlikely. She never would have recovered from that.
My question is why did the engine stop? Just quit like an old clunker? Someone forget to change the oil?
We went on a Christmas cruise in the Caribbean some years ago at the behest of my in-laws. It was sort of fun to have done once, but it’s very much not my thing. No way in Hades I’d go into stormy North Sea conditions on one!
“The center of gravity of those things must be 10 decks about the waterline.”
If you don’t know what you are talking about best to shut up rather than remove all doubt.
“A 45-degree list? Unlikely. She never would have recovered from that.”
And why do you say that?
I will confess that the New Mexico maritime economy isn’t all it should be. Is that better?
There are 4 engines on the ship. Seems like there is some systematic design fault allowing all 4 engines to shut down.
A ship will usually prefer to seek open water and try to out maneuver a storm rather that be pier side in the storm. Planned properly, the risk of damage at sea is far less than the risk in shallow waters, high surf, and solid objects like piers bumping up against the hull.
Of course this strategy only works if you have functioning engines...
These are descendants of the Vikings, for Pete’s sake.
The Vikings didn’t let a little wind keep them from sacking England.
How they ever got that whole country into a sack, I’ll never know.
Really good boxboys I guess.
-PJ
Moldie Norway.
Right next door to Rancid Sweden.
I want to listen to the testimony.....
“Un den coomen de big vaves wit big blasts of vind and de ship bent hover like a limp ludefisk.”
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