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[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

Golden Princess leaving Australia for the final time this season on her voyage up north. See you in the Spring.

#goldenprincess #cruiseship #Sydney #Vancouver #northtoalaska (image via WebcamSydney)

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky: Norwegian Maritime Directorate, the police and the Accident Investigation Board will be on board the "Viking Sky" today, in order to investigate what happened when the cruise ship lost propulsion and almost grounded at Hustadvika with 1373 people on board. (via NRK)

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky: Rescue aircraft were in the air for 12 hours in a row. "You fly and do the job and don't feel tired until after." #rescue #cruiseship https://t.co/f7knb8PfxE

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

.@jumpingraindrop

[Tore @potifar66]

The #HaglandCaptain cargo ship, anchored only half nautical mile from shore. Reportedly efforts to get ppl onboard, to fasten towline. Tugboat Boa Balder standing by . #Hustadvika #VikingSky

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

Info from Viking Cruises: As of 10am (local time) March 24, the #VikingSky, is safely travelling to #Molde under its own power. The ship is accompanied by two offshore supply ships and one tug. The evacuation of passengers has ended. Currently 436 guests and 458 crew onboard.

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky: Viking Cruises statement on Viking Sky https://t.co/zFZ98z5JYB #cruiseship #norway

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky: 0806lt #Hustadvika: Viking Sky-397 people evacuated PR at 0739. Sleppers are about to be set by tugs. The Plan is to go with the tow to Molde for the emergency port. Evacuation by helicopter continues in parallel until further notice. #translation

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky : Marine Traffic shows the offshore supply ship/tug "Ocean Response" will be towing the Viking Sky to the port of #Molde, #Norway.

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky update: Passenger on board reports that tugs are now attached to the #cruiseship. Marine Traffic shows the ship is indeed under tow. "Air evacuations have now ceased". #Norway

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky update: 371 passengers have now been airlifted by helicopter off #cruiseship Viking Sky. 19 people in hospital, 3 with serious injuries, according to TV2 #Norway.

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky update: 297 passengers have now been airlifted off Viking Sky. Several serious injuries - mostly fractures. The ship is operating under its own power. Helicopter evacuations continuing. All reported calm on board. #cruiseship #mayday #norway

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

#VikingSky: This image from Marine Traffic shows just how close the ship came to shore and rocks off the coast #Norway before some propulsion was restored. #closecall

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

Update #VikingSky: Not many messages coming from the ship. Many passengers losing phone power & trying to sleep. Local media reporting the ship will make its way toward Molde #Norway at daybreak, assisted by at least 2 tugs. Helicopters still airlifting passengers. #cruiseship

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

@pveiguela Looks like people are trying to sleep anywhere they can...

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

Report: #VikingSky 3 of 4 engines now running. Plan to use 2 tugs to escort the ship over the "next hours" Helicopter evacuations continuing throughout the night - 199 of over 1300 people on boared rescued. #Live coverage of #cruiseship #mayday #norway https://t.co/Oci0goJ1tU

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

SOS as beer runs low on Pacific Jewel’s final cruise https://t.co/hxXUqZBs3D

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

Carnival’s Brisbane Terminal Gets Conditional Approval https://t.co/KtftopyBLr

[Princess Cruises AU @Princess_AUST]

Live from #Perth @stuarta76 announces that @PrincessCruises will make the largest financial commitment to #westernaustralia in cruising history with a record long 141 day deployment of #sunprincess for 2019/20 Summer Season

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

Footage of Rescue 500 conducting a winch of a seriously unwell passenger from Radiance of The Sea 120 km Northeast of Bundaberg.
https://t.co/aDrpowc6zd

[Cruising Kangaroo @CroosnKangaroo]

Cruising Milford Sound on #Radianceoftheseas. #cruising #newzealand #ComeSeek #cruiseship