Zozza 357 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Container ship barely misses Norwegian man’s house after running aground. The bow of the 11,000-ton NCL Salten remained in the man’s backyard as authorities investigated the cause. By Vivian Ho - Washington Post A man in Norway woke to find a 443-foot shipping vessel towering over his home after it ran aground into his yard. Johan Helberg had slept through the initial impact of the NCL Salten as it sailed into his yard in Byneset, Norway, early Thursday morning, Helberg said in an interview with the Norwegian broadcaster NRK. But after waking to his neighbors ringing his doorbell, he looked out the window to find the ship’s bright orange-and-green bow — quite a different sight from his usual picturesque views of the Trondheim Fjord. “It was quite absurd,” Helberg said, noting that it had stopped just meters from his house. “If it had hit five meters further to the right, it would have slid up the rocky cliff, and then my house would probably look quite different,” Helberg said. He told NRK that the ship cut a wire to his heating pump. No one was injured when the 11,000-ton ship ran aground, Bente Hetland, chief executive of NCL, the company that chartered the ship, said in a statement Friday. There were 16 crew members on board at the time of the crash — a mix of Norwegians, Lithuanians and Ukrainians and one Russian, she said. Police are still investigating why the ship ran aground, Hetland said, and have identified one person as a suspect. Police have charged the ship’s second mate — a Ukrainian man in his 30s — with negligent navigation after he told investigators during an interrogation that he had fallen asleep while on duty at the time of the impact at 5:32 a.m. local time, according to the police. “The individual charged was the officer on watch at the time of the incident,” Kjetil Bruland Sorensen, the prosecutor in charge of the case in Trondelag police district, said in a statement. The impact triggered a landslide Thursday, and the Norwegian Coastal Administration, which is overseeing the salvage operation, spent Friday conducting geotechnical surveys to ensure the area is safe, Kristin Marthinsen Ballantine, an administration spokesperson, said in an email. today at 1:34 p.m. EDT The ship is owned by Baltnautic and flies a flag from Cyprus, according to NCL, which is in charge of the salvage costs and is working to refloat the ship. “We are currently assessing the damage to the ship and have initiated an internal investigation into the root causes of the incident,” Hetland said. “The findings of this investigation will be followed up with measures designed to reinforce and further enhance safety on ships chartered by NCL.” The ship remained embedded outside Helberg’s home Friday as coastal authorities and the company that chartered the ship assessed how best to safely remove it. “This remains an ongoing rescue operation, and our highest priority is to ensure a safe and secure salvage operation,” Hetland said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Frank 182 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Its a new anti-tariff door to door service being trialled by Ali Express. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,134 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I didn't know that interislander had gone international 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motorb 49 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Can't park there, mate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 267 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Looks like it had some speed on when it grounded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 182 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Someone didn't tell the crew about "long Press" on the AP power button. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 841 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 The good news is that the front didnt fall off 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 182 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Otherwise they would have to tow it outside of the environment, there is nothing there luckily. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 427 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 It was lucky that ship was made from very durable materials. No Cardboard. No cardboard derivatives. And it met the minimum crewing requirement. One. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 49 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 27/05/2025 at 11:49 PM, Psyche said: The good news is that the front didnt fall off Ha ha, Not everyone got that. I know Frank did. Classic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 182 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Senator Collins, thanks for your time .............Can you book me a cab Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rats 55 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 About that deep water dock that you always wanted but couldn't afford to dredge, we have some good news. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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