Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship issued a mayday call as bad weather hit on Saturday and engine problems caused it to start drifting toward the rocky shore. Norwegian media said the majority of the cruise ship passengers were British and American tourists. Passengers rescued from the Viking Sky cruise ship are helped from a helicopter in Hustadvika (Odd Roar Lange/NTB Scanpix via AP)“I was afraid. American passenger John Curry told NRK that he was having lunch as the cruise ship started to shake. The Viking Sky, a vessel with gross tonnage of 47,800, was delivered in 2017 to operator Viking Ocean Cruises.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2019 17:15 UTC