Container ship almost crashed into a house in Norway
A man in Norway woke up to find a huge container ship had run aground and crashed into his front garden.
Johan Helberg, of Byneset, near Trondheim, was asleep when the vessel came ashore around 5am on Thursday morning - and it was only when his neighbour knocked on his front door later that he realised what had happened.
Having not heard any unusual sounds, Helberg was shocked to see the imposing bow of the North Sea Container Line, the NCL Salten, towering over his waterfront home.
Emergency crews arrived just before 6.30am to find the vessel, thought to have 16 people on board, had run completely aground.
No injuries or oil spills have been reported, according to Jonas Andersen at the Norwegian rescue service.
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'They were a little surprised when they woke up. They saw that a boat was against the house wall. But there are no damages to the house at all,' said Svein Erik Vagnild, operational chief at the Norwegian Trøndelag police district.
In the aftermath of the incident, small crowds of people lined up along the shore to see the unusual sight in their neighbourhood.
Helberg and two other residents have since been evacuated as a precaution.
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A geologist was also keeping an eye on the situation, as the impact of the vessel onto the clay ground had caused a landslide of approximately 100 metres wide and eight to 10 metres up from the shore.
Other homes in the area and the main road have been unaffected.
It is understood the same vessel has run aground three times previously within the last three years.
A spokesperson for North Sea Container Line told NRK 'there have been incidents' relating to the same vessel and said it would be investigating what happened, but stressed there were no injuries or environmental damage.
The police will also conduct their own investigation into the incident.
Source: dailymail
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