Tag: defense

Storm disrupts frigate salvage

The Norwegian Navy faced even more problems this week in the wake of its frigate Helge Ingstad’s collision with a tanker in November. Stormy...

Trump worries Norway again

NEWS ANALYSIS: The resignation of US Defense Secretary James Mattis has set off deep concern and another wave of uncertainty in Norway, as it...

Frigate’s captain finally speaks out

Six weeks after Norway's doomed frigate KNM Helge Ingstad collided with a tanker and sank, its commander Preben Ottesen has finally granted an interview. He...

Video reveals huge damage to frigate

Norway's defense department released underwater video on Friday showing, for the first time, just how extensive the damage is to the frigate KNM Helge Ingstad...

More challenge collision report

Both the owner of the tanker that collided with the frigate KNM Helge Ingstad and workers at the shipyard where the frigate was built...

Weather delays frigate salvage

Norwegian naval officials don't think they'll be able to raise the wreckage of the frigate KNM Helge Ingstad until after the Christmas holidays, because...

Ex-maritime chief blasts frigate report

A former top official at Norway's state maritime directorate who's also a veteran of the UN's International Maritime Organzation (IMO) is strongly criticizing a...

Navy scrambles to fix vessel faults

The serious collision between a Norwegian frigate and a fully-laden tanker northeast of Bergen earlier this month is already having some consequences. Accident investigators...

Human error likely in frigate collision

Norway's state accident investigation board issued a preliminary report on Thursday in which it found "no indications that technical systems did not function as...

Frigate questions frustrate minister

He hasn't resorted to calling them "enemies of the people," like US President Donald Trump has, but Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen has definitely...
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