The ship reportedly started drifting toward land after it lost power to its engines off the Norwegian coast.
Passengers were being hoisted one-by-one by helicopters from a stranded cruise ship on Saturday after strong winds started pushing the ship toward the Norwegian coast, local law officials said.
told ReutersThe Viking Sky ship issued a mayday call off the western Hustadvika coast, Norwegian search and rescue officials said, after the ship started having engine trouble.1645 Hustadvika: 5 helikoptre og en rekke fartøyer er med i evakuering av «Viking Sky». Det jobbes med å få mer enn den ene motoren i gang. Ca 30 er bragt i land og evakuering fortsetter.
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