Ferry Goes Aground

On Saturday afternoon, the passenger ferry Fosen ran aground on the approach to her berth at Hatvik, Norway. No injuries were reported, but the vessel was temporarily stranded and 47 passengers had to be evacuated.

News ID: 72671

Date: 28 February 2017 - 09:47

According to MANA, Grete Fuglem Tennås, CEO of ferry operator FosenNamsos, told Norway's NRK that the vessel sustained damage to her rudder and propeller.

It is the Fosen's second accident on the narrow approach to Hatvik within a month, and her third over the past year. In late January, the vessel struck a rock while nearing the dock in conditions of restricted visibility. Passengers were startled by the noise, but no injuries or major damage were reported.