Man charged after huge cargo ship crashes into front garden
A cargo ship's second officer has been charged with negligent navigation after the vessel ran aground near a home in Norway.
The NCL Salten ran aground in the Trondheim Fjord, narrowly missing Johan Helberg's house.
Helberg was asleep and unaware of the incident until a neighbor alerted him.
No injuries or oil spills were reported among the 16 people on board.
The ship is being unloaded to facilitate its removal, and the shipping company is cooperating with investigators.
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