Aplmac Posted March 24, 2019 No lives have been lost but still.. this incident will cost Viking Ocean Cruises a small fortune! Link to comment
namethatship Posted March 24, 2019 I know this may sound stupid but don't you think they have more options than a helicopter evac Fly in some techs to fix the problem Get two or three ocean tugs and pull the boat out of harms way The only thing that would be a game changer is maybe they have contaminated fuel that has ruined the generators (water in fuel and they are done) Link to comment
frichberg Posted March 24, 2019 I heard on the news that they got more engines running and moved it farther out to sea, but were planning on continuing the evacuations by helicopter. Link to comment
mscarla Posted March 25, 2019 Glad this ordeal is over for the passengers and the crew. Link to comment
Lolly Pop Posted March 25, 2019 Glad that no one was hurt. I'm a sailor of a small 30' sailboat ... and not having my engines working in these kinds of seas if we were caught out in this weather ... scary! Link to comment
deltahotel Posted March 27, 2019 The investigation found the reason for power loss was inadequate oil available to the engines causing auto-shutdown. For a sea going ship this sort of error is both dangerous and unforgiveable. I would imagine the engineering and command crew are out of a job today. Link to comment
Nanatravel Posted March 28, 2019 Just read a Norwegian news report (in English) from passengers who have returned to the USA. They had to be airlifted. Windows broke in public rooms where people were evacuated to. Flooding in these areas occurred. These people were very thankful for the calm and care they received from staff and the Norwegian people. Thank God there have been no casualties. Link to comment
F27TW Posted April 1, 2019 Why would ANYONE book a cruise on a ship in March (-WINTER-) that sails off the northeastern Atlantic coast of Norway? And how irresponsible of this cruise line to even schedule one there at this time of year. 1 Link to comment
chessybear Posted April 1, 2019 10 hours ago, F27TW said: Why would ANYONE book a cruise on a ship in March (-WINTER-) that sails off the northeastern Atlantic coast of Norway? And how irresponsible of this cruise line to even schedule one there at this time of year. Probably the same mindset why they sail year round during Hurricane season in the Caribbean .. $$$$ This was my initial thought too. 1 Link to comment
Aplmac Posted January 31, 2020 On 4/1/2019 at 6:54 AM, chessybear said: Probably the same mindset why they sail year round during Hurricane season in the Caribbean .. $$$$ I live on Barbados, in the Southern Caribbean where people have no idea how very calm our seas are, generally during the peak months of Hurricane Season i.e. Aug-Sept-Oct. FLAT they are. Unless a weather system comes along -with days and weeks warning ahead of time, re. said Wx system developing and where it's headed, and therefore how to avoid it, and continue sailing the the annual calmest time of year!! Link to comment