Viking Cruises engine failure off Norway coast prompts rescue operation for 1,300 people on board

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CRUISE SHIP CHAOS: Furniture slides from side-to-side on a Norwegian cruise ship experiencing engine failure amid severe winds and choppy water. Rescue helicopters had to airlift more than 1,300 people from the distressed ship.

Rescue helicopters were battling severe winds on Saturday to airlift more than 1,300 people off a Viking Cruises' ship that issued a distressed call after an engine failure off the coast of Norway.

A cruise ship went adrift off the waters of Norway on March 23, 2019, and passengers were being evacuated. A cruise ship went adrift off the waters of Norway on March 23, 2019, and passengers were being evacuated.

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