In the evening of Thursday 10 October, there was a small fire in the battery room onboard the passenger ferry “Ytterøyningen”. Firefighting commenced and the ferry travelled to harbour using its own machinery, where passengers and crew were evacuated on land. In the morning of Friday 11 October, there was an explosion below deck, in or in connection with the battery room.
Substantial increase in earthquake activity associated with the Kick'-em-Jenny submarine volcano poses a threat to shipping in the Grenadine Islands.
A Singapore company has accepted and paid a NOK 7 million fine for violation of the Pollution Control Act and the General Civil Penal Code as a consequence of an attempt to illegally export the Harrier for scrapping.
The first cruise season with new regulations for the world heritage fjords is behind us. The harbourmasters on the fjords concerned have received fewer complaints about smoke, but are already looking forward to even stricter regulations in the years to come.
This week, three bulk carriers flagged into NIS from Singapore. In the course of September, we expect another three bulk carriers from the same shipowner into the same register.
The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) has since June this year received information about cyber campaigns targeting several different sectors. The scope of these campaigns and the following incidents have been global, but companies in the United States of America, Europe and the Middle East have been the main targets.
Due to the previous attacks in the Strait of Hormuz The Norwegian Maritime Authority, NMA, have decided to give the following instructions to Norwegian flagged vessels:
Reference is made to the incident in the Strait of Hormuz 13th of June 2019. Due to the attacks and the unconfirmed circumstances The Norwegian Maritime Authority, NMA, have decided to give the following instructions to CSO, SSO and Masters on board Norwegian flagged vessels:
On 13 June 2019, at 06.03, the Marshall Island flagged tanker, the Front Altair, was attacked between the Emirates and Iran. There were reportedly tree detonations on board the ship. The crew have been rescued by a passing ship and no injuries are reported.