The accident with KNM "Helge Ingstad": – – The crew of the frigate thought that the tanker was landing

Lillestrøm (Dagbladet): Dag Liseth, Director of the Department, Håvard Bentsen, Director of Research, Ingvild Ytrehus, Head of the Professional Staff, and Kristian Haugnes, Norwegian Maritime Commission, presented their preliminary report on the collision between KNM "Helge Ingstad "and tanker Sola TS earlier in November.

Since the accident, the Havarik commission has been working hard to find solutions to the cause of the frigate's collision with the tanker.

"It was a clear night, the tanker had a lot of light on the Stureterminal bridge, it did not seem to be moving, and the frigate crew might have felt the tanker was down. "said Invild. K Ytrehus, Chair of the Havarikommission.

The fact that Sola TS had the tire after the tanker left the dock could have contributed to the accident. The use of deck lights by the tanker may have prevented the frigate from navigating after the tanker docked the pier.

– Immediately after the shift at 4 o'clock, the crew still considers that the Sola TS is motionless. They think that they can not switch to starboard as they must bypass this object. According to Ytrehus, they also had to consider three ships going north.

Non-abusive transfer

Ask if the change itself could have contributed to the accident, that is the answer to that question.

Did the crew know where the frigate was?

"The answer goes both ways," said William Bertheussen, head of communications at the Havarikommission.

The Deputy Director General on the bridge should not have passed the baton. There should have been a common understanding that Sola TS was a stationary object during the shift six minutes before the accident.

When the announcement of the collision between the frigate and the tanker took place, Sola TS made a mistake in the machine. The frigate attempted to commit a kidney robbery.

Nothing should indicate that KNM Helge Ingstad experienced a technical failure before the accident. The Harbor Commission can not confirm or decode if the radar was on.

The Harbor Commission does not want to know if the crew on deck was in training.

They also do not want to say that there is a human error, nor how many people were on the frigate deck when the accident occurred.

"It's a question of human factors, as we see, Liseth answers the questions of whether there may be human error before the accident.

Critical breach of security

The harbor commission will issue a warning regarding the critical safety conditions related to the frigate's watertight division. Watertight bulkheads have been shown to be unsuitable.

– The Hearing Panel found a serious violation of the safety of the frigate. We will also assume that it is the other four ships of the Nansen frigates. It can not be excluded that similar conditions apply to other boats. The Naval Commission has asked the navy and defense materials to investigate the findings and take the necessary action. They also ask the ship's designer to check if this applies to other ships, "says Kristian Haugnes of the Norwegian Maritime Commission.

Caught in the water and lost control

The Havarikommission and the Navy were few with information about what happened. The armed forces previously reported that the frigate had absorbed water, lost control of its trajectory and then drifted adrift.

From 4 to 26 November, at Hjeltefjord, north of Sotra, the frigate collided with the tanker. The frigate failed after the collision and eight people on board were more easily injured. The tanker "Sola", loaded 250 meters long, was slightly wounded.

The control capability of the frigate must have disappeared immediately after the incident.

Pending Storage Jobs

Since the collision, the storage work is very demanding.

In connection with the rescue work, the navy says on its websites today that the ship has been silent for 24 hours.

On Wednesday, two powerful chains formed a hedge of the ship. These are tied to the ground. The defense says that it is still impossible to take any further action regarding the accident because of the storms.

Risk of movement

The scale of the Rambiz crane has contributed in recent days to the safety of the ship, where chains have been stretched around the bow and at the stern of the ship towards the ground.

This work was to be suspended Wednesday morning.

On Tuesday, the navy said on its website that the weather cover could make movements in the ship:

"There is still a significant risk that the ship will sink into deeper waters, and there are significant forces and factors that affect the situation and the vessel is constantly monitored."