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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Norwegian Navy frigate was rammed by a tanker while it was docked in a harbor on the country's west coast Thursday, the military said. The crew of 127 was evacuated amid fears the ship will sink.
Eight people on the KNM Helge Instad were slightly injured when the accident occurred at 4 a.m. in Sture, north of Bergen, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center for southern Norway said. The military said the ship, which had recently taken part in the vast NATO drill Trident Juncture, is taking on water.
Eirik Walle, with the rescue center, told Norwegian news agency NTB that the collision caused an opening in the frigate's hull and "it is taking in more water than they can pump out. There is no control over the leak and the stern is heavily in the sea."
The Maltese-flagged tanker, Sola TS, was not damaged and its 23-man crew remained on board.
Norway's Accident Investigation Board said the towboat Tenax also was involved in the accident but didn't say how.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/11/08/world/europe/ap-eu-norway-ship-collision.html
Eight people on the KNM Helge Instad were slightly injured when the accident occurred at 4 a.m. in Sture, north of Bergen, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center for southern Norway said. The military said the ship, which had recently taken part in the vast NATO drill Trident Juncture, is taking on water.
Eirik Walle, with the rescue center, told Norwegian news agency NTB that the collision caused an opening in the frigate's hull and "it is taking in more water than they can pump out. There is no control over the leak and the stern is heavily in the sea."
The Maltese-flagged tanker, Sola TS, was not damaged and its 23-man crew remained on board.
Norway's Accident Investigation Board said the towboat Tenax also was involved in the accident but didn't say how.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/11/08/world/europe/ap-eu-norway-ship-collision.html
