Founder and chairman of Viking Cruises, Norwegian billionaire Torstein Hagen, met some of those who had been airlifted. “They’ve had a bit of a shocking experience,” Hagen told TV2 and other media after meeting passengers who had been winched from the deck in the storm. Some 20 injured passengers had been taken to hospital, Viking Cruises said, while others had only minor injuries. “Many have also been traumatized by the experience and need care when they arrive on shore,” the Norwegian Red Cross said. British passenger Derek Brown told newspaper Romsdal Budstikke:“I was a bit alarmed saying help, what’s going to happen to the boat?

Source: bd News24 March 24, 2019 15:11 UTC