Helge Ingstad collision

Helge Ingstad collision
Norwegian navy ship HNoMS Helge Ingstad being salvaged by floating cranes at Hanøytangen, Askøy
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Date8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
LocationHjeltefjorden, Norway
Coordinates60°37′51″N 4°50′49″E / 60.63083°N 4.84694°E / 60.63083; 4.84694
Causea range of operational, technical, organisational and systemic factors[1][2][3]
Non-fatal injuries8[4]

The Helge Ingstad collision was a ship collision between the Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad and the Maltese tanker Sola TS. The accident happened on the night of 8 November 2018 in the Hjeltefjorden north of the Sture Terminal in Øygarden.

The frigate was assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 and was with the group on its way to Dundee in Scotland after the Exercise Trident Juncture 2018.[5] The frigate broke out of formation on the evening of 7 November to sail along the coast. The plan was to head west towards Scotland north of Haugesund.[6] In Hjeltefjorden, the frigate collided with Sola TS, which was on its way to the United Kingdom with crude oil.

An attempt was made to ground the frigate, but it sank and lay in shallow water until it was raised on 27 February 2019.[7] The tanker suffered no major damage. Eight people on board the frigate were injured in the accident, none of them seriously.[2][4][8]

After thorough investigations, it was decided that it was unprofitable to repair the ship;[9] and in February 2021, Helge Ingstad was towed to Hanøytangen for recycling.[10][11]

  1. ^ Singh, Aditya; Dalaklis, Dimitrios; Baumler, Raphael (11 February 2023). "Revisiting the HNoMS Helge Ingstad and Sola TS collision: Discussing the contribution of human factors". Maritime Technology and Research. 5 (3): 262199. doi:10.33175/mtr.2023.262199. ISSN 2651-205X. S2CID 257635210.
  2. ^ a b "Delrapport 1 om kollisjonen mellom fregatten KNM Helge Ingstad og tankbåten Sola TS utenfor Stureterminalen i Hjeltefjorden, Hordaland, 8. november 2018 | shk" [Report on the collision between the frigate KNM Helge Ingstad and the tanker Sola TS outside Stureterminalen in Hjeltefjorden, Hordaland, 8 November 2018]. The National Accident Commission (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ Scott, Richard (22 April 2021). "Report finds that damage control failures led to sinking of RNoN frigate". Janes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Madshus, Karin (8 November 2018). "Milliardfregatten skal kunne operere ved skade" [The milliard frigate must be able to operate in the event of damage]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ Kampevoll, Fredrik (7 December 2018). "Feilinformerte om «Helge Ingstads» reiserute" [Misinformed about "Helge Ingstad's" itinerary]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ^ Røssum, Eystein; Audardottir Oldeide, Adalheidur; Nicolaisen, Christopher (7 December 2018). "Forsvaret sa at fregatten var på vei til Haakonsvern da den kolliderte. Det stemte ikke" [The defense said the frigate was on its way to Haakonsvern when it collided. It didn't add up.]. Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ Larter, David (12 November 2019). "Report slams Norwegian Navy for training, safety shortfalls in the run-up to frigate sinking". Defense News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ Olsen, Jan M. (8 November 2018). "8 injured after Norwegian Navy ship rammed in harbor by tanker at 4 a.m." Business Insider. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. ^ Spilman, Rick (29 June 2019). "Update: Norwegian Frigate Helge Ingstad Too Expensive to Repair". Old Salt Blog. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. ^ Sørenes, Synne (12 January 2022). "KNM «Helge Ingstad» hogd opp og resirkulert på Hanøytangen: Er blitt til tusenvis av metallbitar" [KNM "Helge Ingstad" chopped up and recycled at Hanøytangen: Has become thousands of pieces of metal]. NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Norwegian Government Scraps the Wrecked Frigate Helge Ingstad". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 24 July 2023.