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CBC
23-05-2025
- CBC
A cargo ship ran aground and nearly crashed into a Norway doorway
The cargo ship didn't make it to Johan Helberg's doorway, but it came close enough. "Five metres further south, and it would have entered the bedroom," the Norwegian man told BBC News, describing the proximity of the NCL Salten that ran aground outside his home in Byneset, Norway, along the Trondheim fiord, on Thursday morning. "And that wouldn't have been particularly pleasant." Helberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he'd slept through the whole thing — and a neighbour rang his doorbell to try to get his attention. The Trondheim fiord is 130 kilometres long and is Norway's third-largest fiord. A startling sight while 'half-awake' Jostein Jørgensen, who lives nearby, saw the ship as it was headed toward the shore. "I was half-awake and I heard a boat I thought was passing by, so I just wanted to get up and look out the bathroom window," he told Norway's TV2. WATCH | Seeing the ship go aground: Cargo ship runs aground — and narrowly misses a Norwegian home 2 hours ago Duration 0:27 A cargo ship, the NCL Salten, ran aground early Thursday near Trondheim, in southwestern Norway. A neighbour who saw the incident unfold spoke to a Norwegian reporter about his fruitless effort to alert the crew. Jørgensen waved his arms and whistled, but it was to no avail. The ship had 16 people aboard at the time of the crash, according to Norwegian police. No injuries or spills were reported. Shipping company NCL said it was co-operating with an investigation into the incident. In a statement posted online, police said one person has subsequently been charged with negligent navigation. It's alleged that a crew member fell asleep. "The individual charged was the officer on watch at the time of the incident," prosecutor Kjetil Bruland Sørensen said in the police statement. "During questioning, he stated that he fell asleep while on duty alone, which led to the vessel running aground." Police do not plan to offer further updates on the investigation over the weekend, according to the statement.
CNN
23-05-2025
- General
- CNN
Man sleeps through massive container ship running aground on his front lawn
A Norwegian man managed to sleep through an enormous container ship running aground on his front lawn. Johan Helberg, who lives in Byneset, on the Trondheim Fjord, was woken by his neighbor on Thursday morning asking if he had noticed a boat outside, TV2 Norway reported. When he looked out his door, he saw a 135-meter-long (443-foot) container ship parked up in his front yard. 'If the ship had hit the rocky outcrop right next to it, it would have lifted up and hit the house hard. It only missed by a few meters,' Helberg told TV2. His neighbor, Jostein Jørgensen, who lives about 40 meters (131 feet) from the beach, told TV2 he was woken around 5 a.m. by the sound of a boat approaching. 'When I looked out the window, I saw a boat speeding toward the shore,' he told the local TV network, adding that he ran outside and shouted to raise the alarm. Jørgensen said the boat, the NCL Salten, got closer and closer until it ran aground about eight meters (26 feet) from the wall of his neighbor's house. 'He was lying asleep and surprised he had a visitor,' Jørgensen told TV2. The vessel was reportedly bound for Orkanger, at the southern end of the fjord, and had 16 people aboard when it ran aground. Bente Hetland, managing director of the shipping company NCL, called it a 'serious incident' and said the company was 'grateful that nobody was injured in the grounding.' 'At present time, we do not know what caused the incident and are awaiting the conclusion of the ongoing investigation by the relevant authorities,' Hetland said in a statement. 'We are currently assessing the damage to the ship.' A tugboat was initially sent to try to pull the vessel free, to no avail. On Thursday evening, a salvage company tried to mount an attempt to refloat the ship at high tide, but it was later decided it was not possible, the Norwegian Coastal Administration said in a statement. It said geotechnical investigations were now needed before another attempt could be made. While there have been no signs of oil leaking from the vessel, the authority said it had an oil response vessel on standby to respond, if needed.
CNN
23-05-2025
- General
- CNN
Man sleeps through massive container ship running aground on his front lawn
A Norwegian man managed to sleep through an enormous container ship running aground on his front lawn. Johan Helberg, who lives in Byneset, on the Trondheim Fjord, was woken by his neighbor on Thursday morning asking if he had noticed a boat outside, TV2 Norway reported. When he looked out his door, he saw a 135-meter-long (443-foot) container ship parked up in his front yard. 'If the ship had hit the rocky outcrop right next to it, it would have lifted up and hit the house hard. It only missed by a few meters,' Helberg told TV2. His neighbor, Jostein Jørgensen, who lives about 40 meters (131 feet) from the beach, told TV2 he was woken around 5 a.m. by the sound of a boat approaching. 'When I looked out the window, I saw a boat speeding toward the shore,' he told the local TV network, adding that he ran outside and shouted to raise the alarm. Jørgensen said the boat, the NCL Salten, got closer and closer until it ran aground about eight meters (26 feet) from the wall of his neighbor's house. 'He was lying asleep and surprised he had a visitor,' Jørgensen told TV2. The vessel was reportedly bound for Orkanger, at the southern end of the fjord, and had 16 people aboard when it ran aground. Bente Hetland, managing director of the shipping company NCL, called it a 'serious incident' and said the company was 'grateful that nobody was injured in the grounding.' 'At present time, we do not know what caused the incident and are awaiting the conclusion of the ongoing investigation by the relevant authorities,' Hetland said in a statement. 'We are currently assessing the damage to the ship.' A tugboat was initially sent to try to pull the vessel free, to no avail. On Thursday evening, a salvage company tried to mount an attempt to refloat the ship at high tide, but it was later decided it was not possible, the Norwegian Coastal Administration said in a statement. It said geotechnical investigations were now needed before another attempt could be made. While there have been no signs of oil leaking from the vessel, the authority said it had an oil response vessel on standby to respond, if needed.
