The British cruise ship "Marco Polo" hit the seabed with over 1,100 passengers on board outside Sortland in Vesterålen.
- According to the maps there is no shallow here, says Port boss It is awkward when something like this happens.
But there was never any danger to the ship or passengers, and the ship has docked at Sortland, said Port Director Hugo Næss.
This is the second grounding of a large passenger ships in Vesterålen in a week.
The ship was heading south through Sortland sound with more than 1,100 passengers and Norwegian pilot on board when it ran aground just south of Natsteinøra just after 20 o'clock
The captain should have been on the bridge when the accident occurred.
Rescue boat "Knut Hoem" was called out, went down with divers to examine the ship's hull.
40 centimeter gash
- When the ship hit the ground it went hole in a ballast tank. The tear is about 40 centimeters. The tear was repaired immediately, said Port boss NRK.no.The ship has been moored Sunday in Sortland in anticipation of traveling on.
- NMD came to Sortland earlier in the day, and gave permission for the vessel was allowed to continue. We expect that the ship leaves Sortland around at 18, says Næss.The ship will first go to Bergen before facing head back home to the UK.He even spoke with British passengers, who got an extra day in Vesterålen.
- They were on the Sortland yesterday in glorious weather. It was perhaps not as pleasant today, but those I spoke with were in good spirits. They took it well, says Næss.Mysterious shallowThe cruise ship could run aground at Natsteinøra is a mystery to both the Norwegian pilot and harbor master.
- According to the maps, there should be somewhat shallow here.Therefore, it is unclear what the cause of the grounding. The ship should have good clearance, says Næss.Port Authority on Monday Sortland will examine the place where the British cruise ship aground to see if they come closer to an answer.
- I will not speculate on what might have happened. We see that the boat has not been out of the course. Currently this is a mystery, says Port boss.
- According to the maps there is no shallow here, says Port boss It is awkward when something like this happens.
But there was never any danger to the ship or passengers, and the ship has docked at Sortland, said Port Director Hugo Næss.
This is the second grounding of a large passenger ships in Vesterålen in a week.
The ship was heading south through Sortland sound with more than 1,100 passengers and Norwegian pilot on board when it ran aground just south of Natsteinøra just after 20 o'clock
The captain should have been on the bridge when the accident occurred.
Rescue boat "Knut Hoem" was called out, went down with divers to examine the ship's hull.
40 centimeter gash
- When the ship hit the ground it went hole in a ballast tank. The tear is about 40 centimeters. The tear was repaired immediately, said Port boss NRK.no.The ship has been moored Sunday in Sortland in anticipation of traveling on.
- NMD came to Sortland earlier in the day, and gave permission for the vessel was allowed to continue. We expect that the ship leaves Sortland around at 18, says Næss.The ship will first go to Bergen before facing head back home to the UK.He even spoke with British passengers, who got an extra day in Vesterålen.
- They were on the Sortland yesterday in glorious weather. It was perhaps not as pleasant today, but those I spoke with were in good spirits. They took it well, says Næss.Mysterious shallowThe cruise ship could run aground at Natsteinøra is a mystery to both the Norwegian pilot and harbor master.
- According to the maps, there should be somewhat shallow here.Therefore, it is unclear what the cause of the grounding. The ship should have good clearance, says Næss.Port Authority on Monday Sortland will examine the place where the British cruise ship aground to see if they come closer to an answer.
- I will not speculate on what might have happened. We see that the boat has not been out of the course. Currently this is a mystery, says Port boss.