Tag: weather

Low oil pressure blamed for ship’s stall

Norway's maritime directorate has determined that low oil pressure caused all four engines on the ill-fated cruiseship Viking Sky to stall last Saturday, leaving...

Shipowner scorned for avoiding taxes

Just days after the Viking Sky cruiseship ran into serious trouble in a storm off the Norwegian coast over the weekend, a new storm...

Investigation begins into cruise drama

Norway's accident investigations board and the maritime directorate have already launched a probe into why all four engines stalled on the relatively new cruiseship...

Rescue operation wins tributes

Grateful passengers couldn't seem to praise Norwegian search and rescue efforts enough on Sunday, after the dramatic near-grounding of their cruiseship in a major...

Storm cancelled ‘Skreifiske’

The weather was so bad off the Norwegian coast on Saturday that one of the world's largest fishing contests, Skreifiske, had to be cancelled....

Stricken cruiseship nearly grounded

The drama on high seas off Norway this weekend narrowly avoided turning into utter tragedy. Maritime experts believe the cruiseship Viking Sky with 1,373 people...

Warmest February ever in five counties

It's official: February's warm weather sent thermometers soaring to record highs in five Norwegian counties, while the average temperature was 3.5 degrees over what's...

Record warmth ‘frightening’

Thermometers hit nearly 19C (around 67F) in some parts of Southern Norway on Tuesday, setting off a winter heat wave that both meteorologists and...

Electricity rates fall back

Warmer weather and more precipitation have helped bring down electricity rates in Norway, after an unusually expensive January. They hit their lowest level in...

Wet weekend predicted in the south

State meteorologists were warning Friday that the sunny skies over much of Southern Norway were about to be replaced by dark clouds that are...
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