The "Kvernes" ran aground off Hundeidvik on Dec 13, 2011, at 3.30
p.m. The ferry had departed from Festøya 10 minutes ago and got stuck
about 200 meters from the dock.
Attempts to get the ship free had to be
abandoned. The crew tried to get the stern higher by moving the cars on
board to the aftm but it did not work. There were seven vehicles and
seven passengers on board and a crew of four.
The crew will be routinely blood sampled by the police which was alarmed short past 5 p.m. The
passengers wre equipped with life jackets and evacuated to shore by a
boat. The ferry service was canceled until further notice. Fjord 1 was
trying to bring in a replacement ferry in the morning of Dec 14. An
attemt to refloat the "Kvernes" was to take place with the high tide
between 9 and 11 p.m.
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