Cruise ship nightmare: How passengers were stranded in rough seas after engine failure

“The forecast was so bad local ferry captains stayed in port, but the Viking Sky skipper, with local navigators, ploughed on south. 

“A 220-metre-long ocean-going ship like Viking Sky can cope with bad weather, but the captain could not have predicted the technical problems he was about to face. 

“All four of the Viking’s engine’s had failed, stranding her close to reefs that could sink her. 

“And for the passengers on board the stricken ship, this voyage was about to get a whole lot worse.” 

Aboard the ship were Britons Derek and Esther Browne, from Hampshire, who explained how their amazing holiday soon turned to a nightmare.