Rescue official describes evacuation challenges
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Evacuation of passengers has ended as cruise ship travels to Norway port
By Eliza Mackintosh and Kendall Trammell, CNN
Updated 8 hr 32 min ago12:56 p.m. ET, March 24, 2019
Viking Sky passengers will begin flying home tonight
All passengers and crew aboard the Viking Sky cruise ship are safe in the port of Molde, in western Norway, and passengers will soon begin flying home, Viking Ocean Cruises said in a statement on Sunday afternoon.
With the safe arrival of the vessel in port, our live coverage has ended. For all of the harrowing details from passengers who were stranded at sea, read our story.
"We made it," passengers cheer
The Viking Sky cruise ship has docked at a quay in Molde harbor, western Norway, after a harrowing day stranded at sea.
Passengers onboard the vessel shouted, "We made it," as the ship arrived on Sunday afternoon, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK reported.
Cruise ship expected to dock at 4:30 p.m. local time
The Viking Sky cruise ship is expected to dock at 4:30 p.m. local time in Molde, a port town in western Norway, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway said on Twitter. Local people have been asked to stay away from the center of town as emergency services prepare for the vessel's arrival.
#VikingSky ventes til kai i
Molde ca kl 1630. Hele dagen har nødetater og frivillige forberedt mottak. #PolitietMøreRomsdal Molde ber om at
folk som ikke er med i redningsarbeidet holder seg vekke fra sentrum de
nærmeste timene og respektere
trafikkdirigering.
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US Embassy consular team to assist American cruise passengers
The US Embassy in Oslo has sent a consular team to Molde, a coastal city in western Norway, to assist American citizens being evacuated from the Viking Sky cruise ship.
The embassy said it was in contact with Norwegian authorities leading the rescue effort.
"The safety and security of U.S. citizens is of the utmost importance, and we will provide more information as it becomes available," the embassy said in a statement.
Norwegian PM: "It has been a dramatic day"
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg thanked rescue workers and volunteers who had helped respond to what she called a "dramatic day" for passengers aboard the Viking Sky cruise ship.
"It has been a dramatic day for the passengers and rescue personnel on #VikingSky in #Hustadvika. Thank you to the talented rescuers, volunteers and others who have made an invaluable effort in demanding conditions," Soldberg said on Twitter.
Det har vært et dramatisk døgn for passasjerer og redningsmannskaper på #VikingSky i #Hustadvika. Takk til dyktige redningsmannskaper, frivillige og andre som har gjort en uvurderlig innsats under krevende forhold.
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Evacuation of passengers has ended as cruise ship travels to port
The evacuation of passengers from a cruise ship off the western coast of Norway has come to an end as the vessel safely makes its way to Molde harbor, Viking Ocean Cruises said in a statement.
Rescue teams airlifted 479 people from the vessel after it was stranded in stormy seas Saturday with 1,300 passengers and crew on board.
The Viking Sky cruise ship, which regained engine power on Sunday morning, is traveling to Molde accompanied by two supply ships and one tug assist vessel. There are 436 guests and 458 crew still remaining on the ship.
Twenty people sustained injuries on the vessel, which was being tossed about by wind and waves, Viking Ocean Cruises said. All are being treated at medical facilities in Norway, or have already been discharged.
"Throughout all of this, our first priority was for the safety and well-being of our passengers and our crew," Viking Ocean Cruises said in a statement, thanking Norwegian emergency services and local residents for their support.
The next sailing, which was scheduled to embark on March 27, has been canceled.
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