A 1,400-person cruise ship returning from Norway’s Arctic survived an engine failure that threatened disaster

Some Viking Sky passengers were dramatically rescued by helicopter after the ship lost power near shore during a storm.

By Terje Solsvik, Reuters March 25, 2019
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OSLO — A luxury cruise ship that had set sail with almost 1,400 passengers and crew aboard arrived at a port in Norway on Sunday after narrowly escaping disaster when its engines failed during a storm.

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