Viking Sky Cruise Ship Engine Failure

Five helicopters and several rescue ships were called in for the rescue.

Viking sky cruise ship engine failure. Despite a great media attention given to the blackout and loss of propulsion of the Viking Sky very few research studies have been dedicated to this near disaster. Passengers Evacuated from Viking Sky Due to Engine Failure. One of the rescue.

The power-plant shutdown was caused by a low level of lubrication oil in the tanks. According to the Norwegian Maritime Authority NMA the vessels engines stopped working due to low lubricating oil in the tanks as the vessel sailed towards Hustadvika. EDT -- Insufficient oil pressure was the direct cause of the engine failure that left.

The cruise ship experienced an engine failure while sailing from Tromsø to Stavanger in Norway in March 2019. The ship drifted to within 100 meters of running aground before they were able to restart one of the engines stated police chief Hans Vik who heads the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre for southern Norway according to Reuters emphasis added. It was very nearly a disaster.

The ship incorporates a hydrodynamically optimised hull with sleek lines. Throughout the night the NMA has worked together with the ships classification society Lloyds and the company in order to identify the reason why the Viking Sky suffered power blackout at Hustadvika in challenging weather conditions on Saturday 23 March. The cruise ship Viking Sky on the other hand chose to pass Hustadvika on the Møre coast in strong winds.

Probe opened into engine failure aboard Viking Sky cruise ship 2019-03-26 mediabest Travel Norway breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday after the dramatic rescue of a stricken cruise ship off its coast but questions mounted about why the vessel chose to sail into notoriously perilous waters in. Throughout the night the NMA worked together with the ships classification society Lloyds and the cruise line in order to identify the reason why the Viking Sky suffered a power failure in challenging weather conditions over the. Mar 27 2019.

The Viking Sky suffered engine failure on Saturday afternoon while en route to Stavanger from Tromso. The Viking Cruises ship - which had 1300 people on board 200 of them British - suffered engine failure and had to be evacuated. The Norwegian Maritime Authority NMA has released a statement on the Viking Sky engine failure saying that the engine failure was directly caused by low oil pressure.