A cruise ship which got stranded when its engines failed in stormy weather yesterday is making its way to a nearby port in Norway.
Hundreds of passengers remain on board the Viking Sky.
Helicopters worked through the night to winch people from the ship, but were able to get fewer than half of them to shore.
Janet Jacob, one of the first passengers saved, told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK: "I was afraid. I've never experienced anything so scary."
She said the winds were "like a tornado" and said she was praying "for the safety of all aboard".
This photo provided by Michal Stewart shows passengers on board the Viking Sky, waiting to be evacuated, off the coast of Norway | Image: Michal Stewart/AP/Press Association ImagesVideo posted on social media showed furniture sliding around inside the ship and debris falling from the ceiling as it listed heavily to one side.
Still waiting for evacuation. #VikingSky #Mayday pic.twitter.com/6EvcAjf5D2
— Alexus Sheppard 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@alexus309) March 23, 2019
Those on board were hoisted one-by-one from the deck and taken by rescue helicopter to a village just north of the town of Molde.
Built in 2017, the ship belongs to Viking Ocean Cruises - part of the Viking Cruises group founded by Norwegian billionaire Torstein Hagen.
According to the company website its passenger capacity is 930.
