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Viking Sky Engines

Viking sky has a total installed power of 23520 kw provided by two man 12v3244cr and two man 9l3244cr engines. Engine failure blamed on low oil levels 27 march 2019.

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Hundreds of people were rescued from the viking sky after it sent out a distress call on saturday.

Viking sky engines. Passenger ship vessel registered in norway. The cruise ship viking sky has suffered engine failure in windy conditions off the norwegian west coast. According to the norwegian maritime authority nma the vessels engines stopped working due to low lubricating oil in the tanks as the vessel sailed towards hustadvika. Viking sky the third elegant sister ship in our ocean fleet is christened in tromso norway a popular destination for viewing the northern lightsand a key port of call on our into the midnight sun itinerary. Discover the vessels basic details including the vessel imo vessel mmsi and vessel call sign. Two rolls royce promas units comprising rudder and 45 m diameter fixed pitch propeller are driven by two 7250 kw electric propulsion motors. Investigators board viking sky as questions are raised over engine failure police and accident investigation teams confirm separate full investigations in the wake of a dramatic near miss off norways west coast that saw hundreds of senior citizens airlifted from a cruiseship that lost power from all four engines. Viking sky experienced a loss of engine power off the coast of norway near molde unable to make progress or steer the ship was hit by extreme waves with passengers. Viking sky is equipped with four man 3244cr engines powering rolls royce promas propulsion and manoeuvring system. The promas system incorporates the propeller and the rudder in a single unit to increase the hydrodynamic efficiency. Mv viking sky is a cruise ship that was launched in 2016 and entered service in 2017. She is operated by viking ocean cruiseson 23 march 2019 she suffered an engine failure off the coast of norwaya partial evacuation by helicopters took place. Image courtesy of viking cruises. The ship has 1300 passengers on board who are currently being evacuated local. Vessel details about viking sky include current vessel position voyage information and photos.

Find dead weight tonnage gross tonnage and the year of build vessel details. An investigation being carried out into the loss of propulsion onboard the viking sky cruise ship on march 23 2019 has determined the direct cause of engine failure to be low oil pressure. Viking sky cruise ship propulsion details.

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