Resident Johan Helberg described the events as "unreal". On Thursday morning, the "NCL Salten", a 135 metre long container ship, crashed into his garden on the Trondheimfjord for reasons as yet unexplained. The ship had only just missed his coastal house. Curiously, Helberg was lying calmly and soundly asleep in his bed, unaware of the near-disaster that took place right on his doorstep.
It was only when his excited neighbour Jostein Jörgensen rang the doorbell at 5 a.m. that Helberg slowly woke up. However, he didn't react at first, as he said he didn't like opening the door "so early in the morning". When the phone also rang, the Norwegian began to suspect that something must have happened.
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Fortunately, there were no injuries on land or on board the container ship. The ship itself does not appear to have suffered much damage either, as no oil has escaped so far. Only a heat pump pipe in the building appears to have been damaged. It is still completely unclear how the incident occurred and is being investigated by the police and shipping company.
Morten Strauch
Editor News & Panorama
