Alsten

In the morning of Oct 30, 2013, the "Alsten" allided with a fender wall in the dock at Søvik. The ferry was on its regular Service Søvik-Austbø-Herøy-Brasøy. A female passenger suffered minor injuries when she fell on the car deck during the accident. She was treated on site and transported to the emergency room for check. The vessel was taken out of service, and the ferry "Vefsna" has taken over the route. Norwegian report with photo: http://www.banett.no/nyheter/article8537645.ece

The ferry route Søvik-Herøy was out of service in the evening of Dec 27, 2011, after the "Alsten" crashed into the ferry port at Søvik in the afternoon due to strong winds. Thew 18 passengers were not hurt. Attempts to pull off the ship were carried out by two tugs in the evening. Boreal Transport Nord thus asked travellers to take the route Sandnessjøen-Dønna instead. The Sovik-Austbø-Herøy-Brasøy-route was taken up again on Dec 28 morning at 5:50 a.m. by the replacement ferry "Løkta". Damage to the "Alsten" seemed to be, however, minor. Norwegian reports with photos: http://www.hblad.no/nyheter/article5860986.ece http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.7931892