MV Viking Sky
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"Viking Sky" redirects here. Not to be confused with Royal Viking Sky.
MV Viking Sky is a cruise ship that was launched in 2016 and entered service in 2017. She is operated by Viking Ocean Cruises. On 23 March 2019, she suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway. A partial evacuation by helicopters took place.[8]
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Name | Viking Sky |
Namesake | Royal Viking Sky |
Owner | Viking Ocean Cruises Ship II |
Operator | Viking Ocean Cruises |
Port of registry | Bergen, Norway |
Ordered | July 2012[1] |
Builder | Fincantieri |
Cost | US$ 400 million[2] |
Yard number | 6237 |
Laid down | 20 December 2013[3] |
Launched | 23 March 2016[4] |
Christened | June 2017 |
Completed | 26 January 2017[5] |
Maiden voyage | 25 February 2017 |
In service | 2017–present |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics [7] | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 228.2 m (748 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 28.8 m (94 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
Decks | 14 |
Ice class | 1C |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Diesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW) |
Speed |
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Capacity | 930 passengers in 465 cabins |
Crew | 550 |
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