Helicopters airlift 1300 passengers and crew from SOS cruise ship off Norwegian coast

  • 📰 The Telegraph
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 63%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Rescue helicopters were evacuating people from a cruise ship which suffered engine failure on Saturday in windy conditions off the west coast of Norway with about 1,300 passengers and crew onboard, Norwegian police and rescue workers said.

The maritime rescue service said the Viking Sky had been drifting towards land and had sent out a mayday signal.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

As I sit here watching Titantic on Film4.😐

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 41. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Cruise ship issues mayday as it starts airlifting 1,300 passengers to safetyViking Ocean Cruises' ship called Viking Sky struggled in winds equivalent to around 40mph off the coast of Hustadvika, Norway That's quite a number F that noise!
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

Cruise ship issues mayday as it's forced to airlift 1,300 passengers to safetyViking Ocean Cruises' ship called Viking Sky struggled in winds equivalent to around 40mph off the coast of Hustadvika, Norway Passengers at risk owing to size of ship.😣
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

Hundreds evacuated from cruise ship off Norwegian coastViking Sky suffered engine failure with about 1,300 people on board off Norway’s west coast looks like a really bad day for engine failure Why I won’t go on a cruise. You are at the mercy of a captain and Mother Nature... odds = way too risky!! One of the most dangerous stretches of sea i Europe.
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Cruise ship forced to evacuate 1,300 passengers after suffering engine failureViking Ocean Cruises' ship called Viking Sky struggle in winds equivalent to around 40mph off the coast of Hustadvika, Norway
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

Cruise ship's 1,300 passengers to be evacuated after engine failureA cruise ship has suffered engine failure in windy conditions off the west coast of Norway and will evacuate its 1,300 passengers. Fcuk that, hope every ones ok though xxx S h i z I hope they're safe
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers evacuated after engine problems off NorwayA CRUISE ship caught in heavy winds off the coast of Norway has issued a mayday call sparking the evacuation of all 1,300 passengers. Rescue helicopters are now removing people from the ship after … I don't mean to cut down the cruise ship industry, fantastic stuff beautiful, everyone should have the freedom opportunity to go on a cruise ship but hasn't this happened so many times now aren't they getting a little bit too big and way too many of them especially thinking green I hope everyone is below deck. They'll get blown away otherwise. Because... 🎵Everyone Knows It's Windy🎵
Source: TheSun - 🏆 64. / 61 Read more »

Cruise liner with 1,300 passengers calls MAY DAYA cruise ship has issued a mayday call after suffering engine failure in high winds off the coast of Norway. Rescue helicopters have been airlifting the 1,300 passengers from the ship. May Day, what the hell is that? May Day, why thats the Russian new year. We’ll have a big parade and serve hot appetizers I wonder what the procedure is to stop a uncontrollable cruise-liner..... send an helicopter to airlift out, nope. Send a bloke with a rope, nope. Send a boat to tow it, nope. Any clues?.....
Source: Daily Mail Online - 🏆 135. / 51 Read more »

Cruise ship worker reveals passengers should never make this huge mistake on holidayCRUISE ship holidays are popular due to the opportunities to travel to multiple destinations within one holiday. However, a former cruise worker has revealed passengers should be careful never to do this one thing.
Source: Daily Express - 🏆 26. / 68 Read more »

Italian charity ship defies Rome to rescue 50 off Libyan coastRescue could spark showdown with Rome after order not to bring migrants to Italy Will they stay in Italy? 40 miles of Libya, then trafficked at least 290 miles to Italy. If I hared a race I'd destroy it with diversity. But I'm not doing that. Anti-whites are doing it to MY race, the white race. WhiteGenocide
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Cruise secrets: Former ship officer reveals the one thing to never do on a cruise holidayCRUISE ship holidays are highly popular with Britons but there’s one thing cruise passengers should avoid doing, a former employee of Carnival Cruise Line has revealed, as it could seriously backfire on holidaymakers.
Source: Daily Express - 🏆 26. / 68 Read more »