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https://cruiseline.com/advice/what-s-hot/news/viking-ship-trouble-off-coast-norway-abandoning-ship
I really hate to be writing this, I hope everyone makes it to land safely and that the ship ends up okay! Some of you know that I sailed Viking Sky last summer with my mom, and it was the best cruise of my life. Probably the best trip overall of my life. The ship and its crew holds such a special place in our hearts and we're praying everything turns out okay!
Oh my, praying for all involved.
OMG...that's..indescribable. and yes, hope everyone got off with no injuries. doing that kind of thing in rough seas can be...rough....
And it raises the old old question of just how effective the nonsense that passes for muster drills on most ships really is. That ship is considered small nowadays with 1000 or so passengers. wonder what would have happened to a megaship (4-6k passengers) with no engines under the same circumstances. nothing good i'll bet.
I just got a news feed for this. I'm sure that Viking will do right for the passengers. Reasonable folks will see it as an adventure. One engine back up and running was the latest and they were trying to restart the other.
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