Footage released by Norwegian rescue services has shown the moment passengers were hauled to safety from the stranded cruise ship Viking Sky, on Sunday.

The video, released by the Southern Norway Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC), shows a rescuer rappelling onto the deck of the stranded cruise ship from a helicopter before helping some of the 1,300 individuals who had been stranded since the ship engines failed on Saturday.

Watch the video above to see the rescue.