Tag: accidents

‘Scandinavian Star’ investigation ‘worthless’

Foundations formed by arson experts and survivors and families of those killed in the Scandinavian Star ferry fire 26 years ago refuse, as expected,...

Authorities ease ‘red alert’ in Romsdal

After a full week on "red alert" because of fears a mountain in Romsdal would collapse into the valley below, Norwegian authorities lowered their...

‘Scandinavian Star’ drama drags on

Two years after reopening the investigation into the deadly fire on board the Scandinavian Star ferry in 1990, Oslo police have concluded that no...

Mountain sets off a new ‘red alert’

The Norwegian mountain known as "Mannen" was once again threatening to crash down into the valley below it on Tuesday, prompting state officials to...

Bad weather shut Preikestolen

The popular Norwegian mountain ledge known as Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) was closed to hikers and other tourist traffic on Monday because of bad...

Missing BASE jumper found dead

A man from abroad was killed Sunday after he jumped off a mountaintop in Norway's county of Møre og Romsdal, a popular area for...

Mountain highway reopened Saturday

UPDATED: Geologists gave Norway's state highway department a green light to start clearing the E16 highway between Voss and Gudvangen on Thursday, and it reopened on...

Motorist crashed into reindeer herd

A man in his 40s drove into a herd of reindeer on the E6 highway between Alta and Skaidi Tuesday night. Nineteen of the reindeer...

Rockslide closes main mountain highway

One of Norway's most heavily trafficked highways over the mountains between Oslo and Bergen had to be closed between Voss and Gudvangen late Tuesday,...

Sunken boat’s captain suspected of negligence

The captain of the historic vessel Johanna, which grounded and sank last weekend before being quickly raised, underwent police questioning on Friday, several days...
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