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The Australian
2 days ago
- Business
- The Australian
Ship pulled free after running aground near Norway home
Salvagers on Tuesday pulled a cargo ship, which made world headlines for running aground a stone's throw from a house in Norway, back into the water, the head of the company managing the operation said. A Ukrainian sailor in his 30s was on watch at the time and said he had fallen asleep, according to Norwegian police, who have charged him with "negligent navigation". The NCL Salten sailed up onto shore just metres from a wooden house around dawn on Thursday. "It's good to have said hello, but now it's time to say goodbye" the occupant of the house, Johan Helberg, told broadcaster NRK on Tuesday. The containers on the ship, except for those removed to lighten the bow, are still on board and will be unloaded this evening, Ole T. Bjornevik, the managing director of BOA Offshore told AFP, adding that the operation only lasted 30 minutes. "She has just been refloated," and an inspection is underway, he added. The Ukrainian seaman has said none of the cargo ship's collision alarms had worked, prosecutor Kjetil Bruland Sorensen told news agency NTB. The investigation will also look into whether the rules on working hours and rest periods were adhered to on ship, according to police. Helberg, also slept through the incident and only discovered the unexpected visitor when a panicked neighbour called him on the phone. None of the 16 crew members were injured. nzg/jll/jm
BreakingNews.ie
6 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Crew member charged over ship that ran aground in Norway
Norwegian prosecutors have charged a cargo ship's second officer with negligent navigation after he allegedly fell asleep on duty and the vessel ran aground, narrowly missing crashing into a home. The ship, the NCL Salten, ran aground on Thursday morning. No oil spills were reported, and none of the 16 people aboard were injured. Advertisement Resident Johan Helberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he had slept through the whole thing and only woke up when a neighbour started ringing his doorbell. The ship ran aground in the Trondheimsfjord, Trondheim, Norway (Jan Langhaug/NTB via AP) Images show the ship's red and green bow a matter of feet away from Mr Helberg's house along the Trondheim Fjord's coast. The second officer, whose name was not made public, was the navigator on duty at the time of the grounding, prosecutor Kjetil Bruland Sorensen said in a statement. Crews on Monday continued to take containers off the ship so it could be more easily removed from the area. Advertisement NCL, the shipping company, said it was cooperating with investigators.
Asharq Al-Awsat
24-05-2025
- General
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Reports: Helmsman of Cargo Ship Run Aground in Norway Was Likely Asleep
The helmsman of a huge container ship that ran aground in Norway just a stone's throw away from a cabin as its owner slept was probably asleep as well at the time of the accident, Norwegian media reported Friday. "Only one person was on the bridge at the time. He was steering the vessel, but didn't change course when entering the Trondheim fjord as he should have," the news agency NTB reported. "Police have received information from others who were on board that he was asleep," police official Kjetil Bruland Sorensen told NTB. The 135-metre (443-foot) NCL Salten sailed up onto shore just meters from Johan Helberg's wooden cabin around dawn on Thursday. Helberg discovered the unexpected visitor only when a panicked neighbor who had rung his doorbell repeatedly to no avail gave up and called him on the phone. "The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don't like to open," Helberg told television channel TV2. His neighbor, Jostein Jorgensen, said he was roused at around 5:00 am by the sound of a ship heading at full speed toward land and immediately ran to Helberg's house. None of the cargo's 16 crew members were injured, and Norwegian police have opened an investigation. "We are aware of the police stating that they have one suspect, and we continue to assist the police and authorities in their ongoing investigation," the NCL shipping group said Friday. "We are also conducting internal inquiries but prefer not to speculate further," it added. Efforts to refloat the ship have failed so far, and the massive red and green container ship remained stuck, looming over the small cabin.
Sharjah 24
24-05-2025
- Sharjah 24
Helmsman of cargo ship run aground in Norway was likely asleep
"Only one person was on the bridge at the time. He was steering the vessel, but didn't change course when entering the Trondheim fjord as he should have," the news agency NTB reported. "Police have received information from others who were on board that he was asleep," police official Kjetil Bruland Sorensen told NTB. The 135-metre (443-foot) NCL Salten sailed up onto shore just metres from Johan Helberg's wooden cabin around dawn on Thursday. Helberg discovered the unexpected visitor only when a panicked neighbour who had rung his doorbell repeatedly to no avail gave up and called him on the phone. "The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don't like to open," Helberg told television channel TV2. His neighbour, Jostein Jorgensen, said he was roused at around 5:00 am by the sound of a ship heading at full speed toward land and immediately ran to Helberg's house. None of the cargo's 16 crew members were injured, and Norwegian police have opened an investigation. "We are aware of the police stating that they have one suspect, and we continue to assist the police and authorities in their ongoing investigation," the NCL shipping group said Friday.
Arab News
23-05-2025
- General
- Arab News
Helmsman of cargo ship run aground in Norway ‘was likely asleep'
OSLO: The helmsman of a huge container ship that ran aground in Norway just a stone's throw away from a cabin as its owner slept was probably asleep as well at the time of the accident, Norwegian media reported on Friday. 'Only one person was on the bridge at the time. He was steering the vessel, but did not change course when entering the Trondheim fjord as he should have,' the news agency NTB reported. 'Police have received information from others who were on board that he was asleep,' police official Kjetil Bruland Sorensen told NTB. The 135-meter NCL Salten sailed up onto shore just meters from Johan Helberg's wooden cabin around dawn on Thursday. Helberg discovered the unexpected visitor only when a panicked neighbor who had rung his doorbell repeatedly to no avail gave up and called him on the phone. It's a very bulky new neighbor but it will soon go away. Johan Helberg 'The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don't like to open,' Helberg told television channel TV2. His neighbor, Jostein Jorgensen, said he was roused at around 5 a.m. by the sound of a ship heading at full speed toward land and immediately ran to Helberg's house. None of the cargo's 16 crew members were injured, and Norwegian police have opened an investigation. 'We are aware of the police stating that they have one suspect, and we continue to assist the police and authorities in their ongoing investigation,' the NCL shipping group said on Friday. 'We are also conducting internal inquiries but prefer not to speculate further,' it added. Efforts to refloat the ship have failed so far, and the massive red and green container ship remained stuck, looming over the small cabin.
