Tag: accidents
Helicopter accident tied to technical failure
Norway's accident investigation board (Havarikommisjonen) suspects technical failure is behind the fatal accident last week that ended with a helicopter landing in the cold...
Helicopter crash turned fatal
Air transport to Norwegian offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea was suspended Thursday after a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashed during a...
Avalanche killed woman and her dog
Police in Northern Norway have confirmed that a woman who failed to return from a walk with her dog earlier this week was found...
Doomed frigate’s duty chief drops appeal
UPDATED: A young Norwegian naval officer who was convicted for the second time of negligence in connection with a frigate collision five years ago...
Cruiseship’s windows didn’t tolerate deadly wave
A Norwegian probe into the cause of injuries and a fatality on board a Norwegian-registered cruiseship last year has determined that the vessel's windows...
Reindeer tragedy in Finnmark
More than 100 reindeer returning from summer grazing land along the coast to inland winter grazing in Northern Norway were found drowned in a...
Missing child found dead in Lindesnes
UPDATED OCTOBER 22: A young boy who disappeared last weekend during a hike with his family in the forest area around Lindesnes, southern Norway,...
Fatal boating accident stuns Meløy
Residents of the small coastal community of Meløy, south of Bodø, were in mourning on Sunday after a pleasure boat ran aground and sank...
More rain causes more problems
Heavy rain continued to fall over Southern Norway during the weekend, setting off more flooding and continuing to disrupt traffic. The costs of damage...
Motorist mowed down pedestrians
A man who steered his car onto a sidewalk in the coastal town of Drøbak Sunday afternoon has been charged with reckless driving. Police...
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