On Channel 5’s When Cruises Go Horribly Flawed, a number of cruise passengers shared their “terrifying” expertise on the Viking Sky cruise ship in 2019. The ship was in a notoriously tough space off Norway’s west coast when the incident occurred.

Esther and Derek Browne had booked what they thought was the vacation of a lifetime to see the Northern Lights.

In the meantime, fellow passengers Denise and Fiona had cherished their journey to satisfy the indigenous Sami individuals of Scandinavia.

Nonetheless, the passengers had been in for a “horrendous” ordeal when their ship, the Viking Sky, bumped into difficulties in Norway.

The cruise ship was eight days into its voyage when it entered some of the harmful stretches of sea alongside the Norwegian coast, the Hustadvika.

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In line with a cruise professional, the Hustadvika is “well-known for inflicting shipwrecks” and captains typically face tough situations.

Quickly, water began to lash the decks as furnishings slid throughout the room. Derek advised viewers: “We hadn’t been in a sea as tough as this earlier than, so it was alarming.”

The ship’s lights went out as all 4 of its engines failed, plunging the crew and passengers into darkness.

Esther mentioned: “The lights went out and there was not a sound. I mentioned to Derek ‘why can’t we hear the engines?’”

Over 18 hours, the emergency staff had been in a position to convey round 500 passengers off the ship to dry land. Round midday the following day, situations calmed and the ship may very well be introduced again to dock.

Nonetheless, Fiona was left with an injured leg and was simply one of many passengers to require hospital therapy after the ordeal.

Following the findings of an incident report, the Accident Investigation Board Norway really helpful: “All vessel house owners and operators be sure that engine lubricating oil tank ranges are maintained in accordance with engine producer’s directions and topped up within the occasion of poor climate being forecast.”

When Cruises Go Horribly Flawed aired on Channel 5 on Sunday March 19 at 4:10pm.