The Viking Sky vessel sent out a mayday signal after getting into difficulty in rough waters in the Norwegian Sea on Saturday putting almost 1,400 lives at risk. In a statement the Norwegian Maritime Authority said: “Our conclusion is that the engine failure was directly caused by low oil pressure. “The level of lubricating oil in the tanks was within set limits, however relatively low, when the vessel started to cross Hustadvika.”
Horrifying scenes showed the cruise ship swaying in treacherous conditions and was pictured listing at a 45 degree angle.
The regulator found the awful weather made the oil pumps stop working which triggered an alarm which forced the engines to fail.
Frantic crew members on board were then only able to restart one of its engines at a time, leaving the ship exposed to the
