An unusual event occurred on Thursday around 5 am. 135-meter containerist NCL Salten settled agility in the town of Byneset, located near Trondheimsfjorden in Norway.
Norway. The containerist almost destroyed his house. “He was very close”
However, before the containerist stopped, he moved at a speed of 16 knots (about 30 km/h) and He was heading towards the garden of Johan Helberg. Earlier, the ship miraculously bypassed another house. While the owner of the property was sleeping, his neighbor watched the whole event, who decided to alert him.
Helberg woke up to call the door of his house, and when the man looked out the window, he saw the beak of the container. – I was quite surprised by the view of a large ship. I had to bend my neck to see him all – he said in an interview with the reporter “The Guardian”.
The containerist swam under the Cyprus flag, a There were 16 crew members on board – Lithuanians, Norwegians, Ukrainians and Russians. In the event, no one suffered injuries, and there was no oil leakage.
Johan Helberg, who has lived in this house for 25 years, said that usually ships in this area turn before they enter the fjordbut this time it was different. “The containerist was very close to the house,” the man added.
One step away from the tragedy. The police will determine the causes of the event
Helberg in an interview with the Norwegian broadcaster NRK said that if the ship stopped just five meters away, on the rocks, His house would “look completely different”.
The local police indicated that among all crew members, after interrogations, One person was selected as a suspicious. At the moment, however, it is not known what was the reason for “mooring” a container next to the house. The uniforms take into account the technical failure of the ship or human error.
Bente Hetland, the chief director of the North Sea Container Line shipping company, said that there is no reason to recognize that it was a deliberate action. She also noted that Such an event should not take place.
Sources: “The Guardian”, Shippingwatch