MV Viking Sky issues Mayday after engine failure during storm

On 23 March 2019, The MV Viking Sky suffered engine failure off the coast of Norway resulting in a partial evacuation by helicopters.
The ship had a complete engine failure in a storm in Hustadvika just off the coast between Molde and Kristiansund in Norway and started drifting towards land. Helicopters began to evacuate 1,300 passengers and crew. Five helicopters were sent to the scene to evacuate those on board, although two of them were diverted to rescue the crew of the cargo ship Hagland Captain, which had also suffered an engine failure. The crew of Viking Sky managed to restart one engine and drop anchor but the evacuation continued. "The boat only has one working engine and the winds are rather strong. Therefore we would prefer to have the passengers on land rather than on board the ship," police chief Tor Andre Franck said.
By 16:30 (14:30 GMT) on 23 March 2019 about 100 people had been evacuated, with four helicopters involved in the airlift. "It will take time to evacuate everyone," Franck said. The incident occurred mid-afternoon 1.1 nautical miles (2 km) off the Møre og Romsdal area of western Norway.
The cruise ship had been en route from Tromsø to Stavanger. There were 1,373 people on board - 915 passengers and 458 crew. As of late evening, fewer than 200 were evacuated. The ship was moving heavily in the storm with furniture sliding back and forth. On 24 March, it was reported that more than 300 passengers had been evacuated. Three of the four engines had been restarted, during the night and evacuation stopped, and Viking Sky was underway and heading for Molde. Sixteen people had been taken to hospital; three of them suffering serious injuries. One expert said that the ship had been around 100 metres (330 ft) from grounding
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[@nslouka90]

At least the piano was bolted down, somebody should have started playing My Heart Will Go On.

[@mehmetokay7073]

Nearer My God To Thee

[@AyKlay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was legit in my mind as well lmaooo

[@rearspeaker6364]

more like Good Golly Miss Molly!!

[@bjb7587]

Aamaazing space, Not bolted down, Knocked down A kvetch like me.

[@DaleRunningbear]

😂 more like going down 👎 like Titanic ,🚢

[@ashleydavall]

It's one thing for small chairs and side tables not to be secured down, but how on Earth were things like that huge planter not secured properly when the interior was designed? Nothing that big should be allowed to be moving in an event like this. Kudos to the passengers though, they appear remarkably calm considering their circumstances.

[@wisdomn]

You don't need to secure anything to the floor if your engines work. I say there should be more redundancy and I think new ships are being designed this way.

[@roberto0561]

They all got huge payouts

[@rupertigu8416]

there a lot of milfhunters on the boat....me too

[@omlandthegreat]

the piano did not move.😂

[@Darklor_WCF]

A lot of the ships stability comes from gyroscopes which require main engine or APU (depending on ship) to be running. Therr is only so much redundancy capability for engines and some engine systems.

[@davkarshobby2468]

It is moments like these that make it a "Cruise of a Lifetime" - provided you survive it.

[@plmn93]

It's when you don't survive that you know for sure that it was a cruise of a lifetime.

[@charleshenry7584]

"Lots of people injured but we're ok." Yeah when the median age of the cruise is 70 you're going to have some injuries.

[@notaperson9831]

You’ve got to wonder why they don’t have better ways to secure large potentially dangerous items lol

[@PM-rm7nr]

The United States will be much better off. Thanks for your losses.

[@x1achilles99]

You've got to wonder who told them winter was a great time to visit 🇳🇴 Norway.

[@cloedyy]

so more Hurtigruten stayed at bay that day due to the weahter forcast but VS went out and that what happens

[@monizdm]

The Northern Lights. There are lots of cruises there at that time of year.

[@GreenStreetPlayer1]

Making Memories! They won’t forget this one!

[@lavequiasignora9879]

Relive The Titanic experience with the whole family! Indulge yourself at our finest buffets.

[@Chris-Ould]

" ...and here is your tossed salad, and a splash of wine ..." enjoy your stay...lol

[@juanitarichards1074]

The people were so calm. There was no panic.

[@bneale]

When you're 70 and 80 a life-threatening emergency is no biggie.

[@aidenstanley7305]

At that point what can you do?

[@jodybogdanovich4333]

Alcohol on board maybe?

[@juanitarichards1074]

@@bneale I've always been good in a crisis....its weeks later I have a delayed reaction.

[@juanitarichards1074]

@@jodybogdanovich4333 Maybe, but sme people are just stoic.

[@croissantlover1]

"This place is so lovely, its got planters like on dry land! How lovely!" Days later:

[@DarkOblideration]

everyone just looks so shocked. can't blame them. you pay to enjoy a nice trip and then all these scary things happen and you almost think you're gonna die this is not fun kudos to everyone for keeping their cool and not screaming or panicking

[@gaae2000]

But supposedly satellites help cruise ships avoid storms and navigate around them.

[@notthatadam]

This is why I want to go on a cruise.

[@suiterd62]

I have been on many cruises when I was in the Marine Corps and when an engine room "wiper" on an ore boat on the Great Lakes. The sea will bounce any size ship around.

[@serfin01]

People were so calm! My God! I would be fu** scared!!!

[@vasiovasio]

2:10 What a Great shoot! The Helicopter is like a Guardian Angel for the Ship! 😊😊😊

[@keithwaites9991]

That sound means that I've officially shat myself

[@Mal-u-Envy]

The fact people were just relaxing while this was happening is crazy

[@bobjames6622]

That's humans for you! Even when the danger is obvious they just sit there drooling and gurning.

[@d8bn]

Okay - as soon as the water enters the ship, I'm saying my prayers. Everybody trying to stay calm but on the inside, they're screaming like drama queens. 😱

[@theresanorman1499]

I can't believe things were not clamped in place when the vessel was constructed!

[@issstari954]

It was likely due to them figuring the ships weight ballancing system basically something that keeps the effects of the ocean off the ship would be enough clearly wrong as it dosent account for emergencies

[@middleohnowherenj7426]

The scariest part for me would have to be going inside the helicopter .like absolutely no thanks . Leave me alone on the stormy boat

[@mehmetokay7073]

That's what some people said on the Titanic; about getting into the lifeboats.

[@ruthgar9753]

Nah, the helicopter flight wouldn't be that bad, a little rough perhaps being in a tropical storm over the ocean, but not dangerous at all as all you have to worry about is some wind and rain as the helicopter flies with nothing around it. Now same helicopter flying through a blizzard over land, you'll be experiencing random updrafts & downdrafts due to the terrain below you, ice will be building up on the helicopter making it more difficult & dangerous to fly & control, and oh yeah you might be lucky if the pilots can see more than 100 feet in front of them as they're trying to see if they might be headed for things like trees, powerlines, buildings, or perhaps a mountain. Trust me flying in a helicopter in bad weather I rather be in one over the ocean than over land, landing while in a helicopter during bad weather, yeah I'd much rather be doing that on land than on a ship in the ocean.

[@nancykennon310]

I would be the one that slides on out the open windows. My chair hits it and im slung like a rock in a slingshot.

[@joemalinchalk1314]

I’m seeing a lot of comments about why things weren’t bolted down. I was on 4 of the Disney ship builds and can tell you that when that is practical, it is done. If everything was immovable it would be impossible to keep the ship clean the passengers comfortable and the spaces usable and aesthetically pleasing. Imagine having to disassemble every piece of furniture in your home just to run the vacuum or even use a wheelchair or pull up a chair to the table.

[@thevisuallady]

As a nurse, all I can think about is how many heart attacks are happening right now, especially with the median age of cruises

[@tiffyyorkshire6124]

How come furniture isn't fixed?

[@da40flyer]

Because rooms of these ships are used for many different functions. Not having the furniture fixed gives the ship flexibility in how they use it.

[@mikeschwindt7407]

Oh boy.. Just the way I would like to spend my vacation

[@daviscampbell9020]

Wish I could have been there.

[@Tommy-ri1lo]

I wish they were playing TITANIC in that cinema. It would be so realistic while all wearing life jackets and desperate to get off a ship.

[@ElizabethCherryBlossom]

I'm surprised that even in a mayday you weren't told to go to muster stations...

[@vrworld1949]

It's a boat! Why wasn't the furniture bolted down to the floors of the ship? That is horrifying 😨

[@potatoaddict]

Imagine if the piano wasn’t

[@levanahyll5884]

I dint know why I'm watching this 78 days before my first ever cruise 😫

[@mrmartin7131]

May I ask where your first cruise is maybe I could offer comfort for you and anyone else that’s going with you

[@mrmartin7131]

May I ask where your first cruise is maybe I could offer comfort for you and anyone else that’s going with you

[@rearspeaker6364]

did you survive... or was it a carnival cruise with the flaming exhaust.......

[@pigileevlog2640]

Am sure they will not go again in a cruise ship 🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewchalke1751]

These new rides are cool 😎 👌

[@i_omac8614]

I’d have just started crawling wherever I was going haha

[@unclexeres]

Muster station in the theater, it takes hour's to unload a cruise ship under ideal circumstances.

[@cloedyy]

Norway has only 5 King Rescue Helicopters, we are here more upset Sweden didnt send some aid..

[@benghazi4216]

@@cloedyy Ah come on now, they and Denmark took up Southern Norway and Skagerak when Norway sent everything north

[@freibierfelix]

Imagine needing to use the restroom… ah nasty

[@GamingKingdome]

Is there 9nly 3 life boats on each side? I only see 3

[@jeffs-reviews]

Reminds me of fire drills from school, nope from work a couple weeks ago. No one panics because they all think its not real. How could this billion dollars of boat fail???

[@sergeycommandante7099]

crew management is awful - nothing fasten before strom

[@pS-sv3pm]

not a good time for the engine(s) and emergency backup to fail. no power=no ballast tanks, waves can tip you over. just creap, crappy construction, ceiling falling off, etc. cruise lines have to be held accountable, including all the pollution they cause.

[@klauba]

What is the "emergency backup" that failed according to you? Where did you observe a power failure?

[@pS-sv3pm]

@@klauba the ships I worked on had 6 engines. 2 small ones, One for ship electronics, one backup. 3 big ones for full speed propulsion, one more big for backup.

[@dancostello6465]

Was it meant to be a vacation. How was water pouring through upper lounges. What movie were they watching, Shelly Winters in the Posideon Adventure.

[@gordonmills7798]

There's gonna be an awful lot of refund demands when the ship docks:

[@bjb7587]

... if the ship docks....

[@gordonmills7798]

@@bjb7587 Yes!!!!! If the ship docks

[@beck1365]

Trying to evacuate hundreds of old people- what a nightmare!

[@sashazach9387]

Wait, did he say "water came through and took some people out?" is he saying people got swept out to see? WTF?

[@basboos5597]

NEVER!!! sit together in a room like that with your vest already on! If something happens 80% will not make it in that room!

[@sims3edits557]

Can you explain a little bit? Thank you!! :)

[@lonelycoffee8374]

Yeah I would be sobbing and writing my will and saying my prayers. I will never EVER in my life go on a cruise

[@bonnie_gail]

not in a million years would I subject myself to a cruise

[@zamnodorszk7898]

Wearing a life vest inside when the ship could potentially go down is remarkably poor advice. If the cabin filled with water above the doorway, you’d be unable to swim out and drown.

[@sue2019]

How awful. I'd be so frightened. I've been in bad storms, on ships. 1 was outside New Zealand. The other in the Caribbean. Not too bad on the ship. Better than an airplane in a bad electrical storm. I was really afraid on that.

[@Del-Canada]

I like how the guy on the jetski in the beginning of the video was trying to tow it to safety.

[@googlemannen5]

That's a helicopter

[@Del-Canada]

@@googlemannen5 Dental plan. Lisa needs braces.

[@googlemannen5]

@@Del-Canada Be careful

[@apl175]

Viking caters to a much older crowd. Could you imagine the screams and drama if a Carnival cruise had taken on water......

[@beakytwitch7905]

Wheeeeee. .....!!!! ...... !!!!! ..... !!!!!

[@bryanj7063]

That’s it! It’s river cruise for me! No ocean cruise thank you…

[@rearspeaker6364]

a river cruise during freak storm..............

[@heekyungkim8147]

How scary….

[@MalcolmfromNY]

Holy shit that roof crashed down on two people's head

[@cperterpan6860]

Sharks are waiting for a snack.

[@Johntheheadache]

So this ship doesn't have a landing pad? also why weren't the lifeboats used?

[@mehmetokay7073]

Are we having fun yet?

[@ckoutdoors23]

Hahaha damn ceiling fell on them lol

[@jackiefitzpatrick2906]

And they keep making bigger and bigger ships for your enjoyment. Giant Titanic ships will sink in the future. It's only a matter of time..and takes days to evacuate everyone if ship lists and lifeboats cannot be deployed. Happy sailing !

[@AyKlay]

Someone should've played the piano just like a titanic moment

[@SRSOS2]

Why don't cruise ships bolt down tables, chairs, decorative plants, etc...? Such a hazard. Seems weird that they don't.

[@SOLDIERxBLING]

That sure looked like it was about to capsize just like the movie "Poseidon" 😱😱😱

[@klauba]

They were fine. Flying debris would be a much greater concern than capsizing.

[@CristianeSilva-nz4eh]

Meu Deus olhe por essas pessoas

[@peterdurkin8980]

Going down with a ship? Or airplane. Hmmm not sure

[@mozar5175]

I’ve been on 6 cruises. Most were fine. I will avoid cruising in the future.

[@deadstreet1675]

If the cruise ship can't handle the water then why would the little life boats? Might sound stupid but I have no idea about ships!.. and why can't u stay on the cruise ship could it roll over?

[@klauba]

Life boats are fully enclosed and much more sea worthy than a ship. Even if they'd capesize they would upright automatically. They evacuated the passengers as they were afraid to ground (that't what I take from the text in the description). A ship aground that gets beaten by the waves is at a far greater risk than a ship at sea.

[@RaulRodriguez-wr8lq]

I have experience some bad wind but this is mayor,no thanks

[@skitzochik]

these cruise ships are not made for turbulent seas at all, theyre made to squeeze in more n more passengers, theyre horribly top heavy so even mildly choppy waters can sink one at the slightest mistake.

[@klauba]

You seem to be an expert. I wonder, what's the typical GM of such a ship?

[@John.S92]

But.. Where is the mayday this video is about?

[@klauba]

What do you expect a Mayday to look like?

[@calicoasting]

I'd be in the kitchen eating food and drink booze....

[@ИванГаврилович-в1э]

Скажите народу, что круиз -лотерейный выигрыш, но можно попасть в шторм! Как думаете, останутся ли свободные места на корабле? Даже после 20 просмотров катаклизмов на ютубе😂❤

[@jeannearc9879]

Is this during bad weather?

[@rearspeaker6364]

This is on a movie set..................

[@patsheppard2616]

Where are the pumps. They were so brave when they must have been so scared.

[@user-xz2om3tz9k]

Thier legs are so cute on that water hahaha..

[@Thefreakyfreek]

I live on a ship it's not going out much but my biggest fear has to be having to apandon it

[@games68775]

Alright, time to abdicate the area

[@jonmr1]

I'm seasick just watching

[@KVDC2008]

Looks like the average age of the passengers was 70.

[@jjthayoungin1809]

This is why I will not be going on a cruise

[@gregbell3559]

Flat bottom ships don't do well in rough seas. This ship has a 15 foot draft. Not designed for this type of storms and swells. Queen Mary wouldn't go like this or the Canberra or Arcadia . These new ships are just huge accidents waiting to happen. I don't care if a ship has a balcony ide rather have a window and the ship wrapped with more iron and steel. Balconies are nice but not for ships

[@ronaldopumarin268]

That’s the most dangerous when the main engine lost power no generator engine to steer and loss of power to the propulsion of the ship

[@jasonmurawski5877]

There are backup generators, the lack of propulsion and steering is bad because you could be turned broadside into a storm and that will cause the rolling seen in this video

[@RA76951]

A bit like Carry On Cruising featuring the Titanic........

[@calagssadamskie2859]

Engine is very important to survive the to sink

[@SEALIFE-RIZELLI]

Look at that i am in trouble with my money😁

[@timothybradley1939]

And like those life jackets where going to save them with 100ft waves hitting the Ship! Very Dangerous.

[@mchapman132]

Seasickness. After the first good heave…..you are OK.

[@gustavoporsche4454]

Eu já estaria com 2 coletes à tempo

[@davidszakacs6888]

Here’s what you should do, dummies: go to your cabins, put on your vests and wait there until called to your life raft station. Don’t Put yourself in the line of flying furniture by sitting in the lounges!

[@JesusProtects]

1000$ well spent... ?

[@monstermegahoschi]

All those young, athletic passengers will have no problem dealing with a little rolling 🤣🤣🤣

[@ZanaPixel2060]

Why don't they bolt tables and chairs and stupid potted plants down?

[@dukeleto7787]

Really?! Lmao best part of vid

[@cheatdaymookie56]

Looks like it was gonna flip

[@yoyo8303]

IMPOSSIBLE AT NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY DEEP SEA WHO KNOWS HOW TO NAVIGATE A LIFEBOAT AND FOOD WATER RESERVE FOR DAYS

[@CristianeSilva-nz4eh]

E por isso que tenho medo de viajar de navio

[@mrgeoffreyspatchcock4825]

Nope.

[@petten33]

Yeah, this is what we payed thousands of dollars for. NOT!!!! No thanks, Wilbur.

[@PM-rm7nr]

YIKES !!! Floating Red State!!!

[@roberto0561]

Captain was drunk as a skunk and first person off the ship in a secret speed boat

[@rearspeaker6364]

they were steering the ship from land on remote control.

[@Bradleehage]

Kind of like the titanic this is Similar to the titanic sinking.

[@JustCalMeBozeman]

It's nothing like the Titanic. At all. Not even a little. Stop.

[@Mikejo2603]

the Titanic disaster was in the dead of night, "abnormally" calm seas, absolutely no clouds, and the huge iceberg scraping against a weakened point in the hull, but I digress. The only thing similar about this is the presence of water in the ship.