Passengers Evacuated from a Sinking Ship

Rescuers have evacuated more than 400 people from a cruise ship, a day after the vessel was stranded in rough seas off Norway with 1,300 passengers and crew on board.

The Viking Sky ship sent a distress signal Saturday due to engine problems in bad weather, Joint Rescue Centre for Southern Norway spokesman Per Fjeld said. Three of the ship's four engines were working again on Sunday and tug boats were trying to move the stricken ship slowly to shore.

Passengers aboard the cruise ship say the vessel is being tossed about by wind and waves as they continue to await rescue. There is no estimate on how long it will take to get all the passengers out, Fjeld said.

"There are at least two or three helicopters still rescuing people from the cruise ship but there is only one helicopter in operation at one given time because of the weather," a spokesperson from Norwegian rescue services.