In a remarkable incident along the coast of the Trondheim Fjord in Norway, a local resident named Johan Helberg experienced an unexpectedly startling morning when a cargo ship nearly collided with his house. Helberg recounted to a Norwegian broadcaster how the massive vessel had run aground, coming within mere meters of his home, but he had remained blissfully unaware until a concerned neighbor persistently rang his doorbell.
Photographs from the scene vividly show the ship’s bow, painted in red and green, hovering alarmingly close to the sanctuary of Helberg’s residence. Despite the dramatic imagery, the only reported damage was confined to a heating pump’s wire — a small price to pay considering the potential disaster.
Authorities were alerted to the predicament of the cargo vessel, identified as the NCL Salten, shortly before dawn on Thursday. Thankfully, the grounding incident did not entail any injuries or oil spills, mitigating environmental and human repercussions.
Efforts were mobilized to refloat the grounded ship during high tide that day, but these endeavors yielded no success. In light of these developments, NCL, the shipping company responsible for the vessel, issued a statement acknowledging police assertions regarding a suspect connected to the incident. The company affirmed its cooperation with the ongoing investigation.
Efforts to reach a police spokesperson for a comment on the situation were unsuccessful as of Friday, leaving certain questions about the circumstances and potential causes surrounding the grounding still pending.