Tag: accidents

Sunken ship raised after grounding

The historic charter tour vessel Johanna, which grounded in the Oslo Fjord over the weekend with 156 people on board, was raised from what could...

Passengers saved from sinking ship

Efforts were already underway Sunday to raise a chartered historic vessel that sunk during the weekend after running aground on the Nesodden peninsula off Oslo with...

Missing paddlers found in Reisadalen

Police mounted a major search and rescue operation Thursday in Reisadalen, the remote valley in Northern Norway not far from Storsletta, after reports that several...

Royals apologize for guard’s rough behaviour

Both the Royal Palace and the king's police escort service have apologized to an elderly woman in Bodø, after one of the king's bodyguards pushed...

Boulder shattered holiday for tourists in Hardanger

Two American tourists staying at a rental house in Norway's peaceful and scenic Hardanger region had a rather noisy and brutal experience with the local nature this week. A...

E18 bridge to reopen at Holmestrand

State highway officials had some good news this week for motorists on the E18 highway running southwest from Oslo. Its new Skjeggestad Bridge near Holmestrand...

Bible story ship damaged in collision

A floating Dutch museum ship that tells the history of the Bible apparently lacked any divine protection when it tried sailing out of Oslo on...

Huge landslide blocks mountain highway

UPDATED: A major rock- and landslide crashed down a mountainside near Voss Wednesday morning, blocking the main E16 highway between Oslo and Bergen. It's likely...

Workers OK after postal powder scare

All 44 workers at a postal terminal in the small town of Stokke have been released from hospital after being exposed to a mysterious...

Groundings also hit rescue operations

North Sea oil rigs and now also search and rescue operations in Norway won't be allowed to use the Airbus H225 "Super Puma" helicopters any time soon....
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