Investigation number
ME-2019-005
Occurrence date
Location
Hustadvika, Fræna municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
State
International
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Occurrence category
Serious Incident
Highest injury level
Unknown

On 23 March 2019, Viking Sky's main engines stopped while the passenger ship was on a cruise off Hustadvika on Norway's coast. The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) is investigating the incident.

At the AIBN's request, the ATSB assisted with the collection of information relevant to the investigation. To protect any information supplied by AIBN to the ATSB, and the ATSB's investigative work to assist AIBN, the ATSB initiated an investigation under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

On 13 November 2019, the AIBN issued an interim report containing a simplified narrative, initial findings from the incident and actions taken by the company. The investigation is continuing with analysis of the sequence of events and factual information. Areas of further investigation are described in the interim report, which has been published on the AIBN’s website.

All queries about the incident and the investigation should be directed to the AIBN at wjb@aibn.no

Vessel Details
Vessel name
Viking Sky
Marine vehicle sector
Passenger
Flag
Norway
IMO
9650420
Marine occurrence type
Engine Failure
Vessel Operator
Viking River Cruises