UPDATE: Norway opens probe into why cruise ship with more than 1,370 people aboard ventured into crippling storm
Last Updated Monday, March 25, 2019 10:07AM EDT
The Viking Sky had left the northern city of Tromsoe and was headed for Stavanger in southern Norway when it ran into trouble. After about half of the passengers were taken off, the captain made the decision Sunday to halt the evacuation. About 900 people were still on board when the ship limped into the port city of Molde on its own engines.
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