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Probe launched into frigate’s salvage

The Norwegian Navy's ill-fated frigate KNM Helge Ingstad was refloated this week, just six weeks after the sunken vessel was raised from the waters...

Body found in Barents still a mystery

A preliminary autopsy report indicates that a decaying human body found in a Norwegian trawler's fishing nets in the Arctic last week was a...

Trawler pulls up dead, decaying body

The crew on board a Norwegian trawler fishing in Arctic waters found a human body snagged in its nets when they pulled them up...

Cruise line donates to rescue service

Viking Cruises, which operates the cruiseship Viking Sky that landed in a major maritime drama last month, is donating NOK 1 million (USD 117,000)...

Three face blame for frigate collision

No charges have been filed yet, but the police investigation into the spectacular collision between a Norwegian frigate and an oil tanker last fall...

Low oil pressure blamed for ship’s stall

Norway's maritime directorate has determined that low oil pressure caused all four engines on the ill-fated cruiseship Viking Sky to stall last Saturday, leaving...

Shipowner scorned for avoiding taxes

Just days after the Viking Sky cruiseship ran into serious trouble in a storm off the Norwegian coast over the weekend, a new storm...

Two killed in another avalanche

Two Norwegian men were killed in an avalanche in Nordland County Tuesday afternoon. They were each operating excavators in an effort to open a...

Investigation begins into cruise drama

Norway's accident investigations board and the maritime directorate have already launched a probe into why all four engines stalled on the relatively new cruiseship...

Rescue operation wins tributes

Grateful passengers couldn't seem to praise Norwegian search and rescue efforts enough on Sunday, after the dramatic near-grounding of their cruiseship in a major...

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