Nordnorge

In the foremidday of June 29, 2017, a fire broke out in the engine room of the "Nordnorge" in Trondheim where the ship had berthed at 8.50 a.m. The police was notified at 11.07 a.m. The fire was quickly extinguished by the crew in cooperation with the local fire department. Three of the crew were subsequently checked by healthcare professionals for suspected smoke inhalation. There were 367 passengers and a crew of 69 aboard the ship. Many of the guests were on shore when the fire started, and there was no need to evacuate neither passengers nor crew. The damage was so limited that the ferry could leave Trondheim bound for Kirkenes at 3 p.m. Norwegian report with photo: https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/brann-raskt-slukket-pa-hurtigruta-_-tre-far-helsetilsyn-for-a-ha-pustet-inn-royk-1.13581281

The Svolvær-based lifeboat “Sundt Flyer” was called to assist the "Nordnorge" on Mar 18, 2015, after a rope got entangled in the bow thruster. While divers were attempting to clear the propulsion in the port of Svolvær, the lifeboat was alerted to the f/v “Siguard” from Borkenes, which had run onto a rock off Osanpollen in Vågan and had sunk on a water depth of 10 meters. The work at the ferry propeller was aborted and the lifeboat deployed to the scene where a father and his son, who had delivered fish to Osan, could be saved from the water with mild hypothermia. Norwegian reports with photos: http://fiskeribladetfiskaren.no/nyheter/?artikkel=40340 http://www.nrk.no/nordland/_-det-var-dramatisk.-baten-gikk-ned-under-beina-pa-dem-1.12268156

Since Nov 6 the "Nordnorge" is in dry dock at NorYards on Kvithyll. The damage to the ferry was at the bow and was being examined before a later repair when the "Nordnorge" will be undergoing its annual maintenance. It was expected the ferry might be sailing again after temporary repairs on Nov 8. Norwegian report with photo: http://www.fosna-folket.no/nyheter/article10321416.ece