About 1,300 passengers and crew are being evacuated from a Viking Sky cruise ship off Norway, Norwegian emergency services said
The Viking Sky ship sent a distress signal Saturday due to"engine problems in bad weather," said Borghild Eldoen, a spokeswoman for the Joint Rescue Centre for Southern Norway.The vessel is in rough seas in the Hustadvika area on the western coast of Norway and rescuers are facing waves of about 6-8 meters high, she said.Helicopters airlifted passengers and crew members one by one Saturday and the process could continue overnight and through Sunday.
— David Hernandez March 23, 2019 Because only one of the ship's engines is running, rescuers are trying to get the rest of the engines"working again so the ship can go by its own machine to a safe harbor" to bring all the passengers to shore.Rescuers are trying to ensure the ship remains secure and doesn't drift, officials said.Authorities initially sent five helicopters and a number of vessels to evacuate the passengers.
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