Working Conditions Aboard the Meloytind

On the evening of Feb 12, 2026, the ferry 'Støtt' (IMO: 7804986), which operates on the Sund-Horsdal-Sørarnøy route, allided with the 'Meløytind', that was moored at the quay in Gildeskål in Nordland, enroute from Sund. Whule maneuvering to the Horsdal quay, the ship veered off course before it hit the ferry, which was laid up as a reserve ferry at the quay and was pushed away by the impact. Some minor damage occurred to the bow visor of the 'Støtt', which was removed from the route for inspections. The Norwegian Maritime Authority was notified of the incident by the shipping company, and the office in Bodø followed up with an inspection of both vessels. Report with photo: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/mf-stott-kolliderte-i-en-annen-ferge-ved-horsdal-1.17767424

The 'Meløytind ', serving on the route Sund–Horsdal–Sørarnøym suffered a technical fault on Oct 27, 2025, and had to be taken out of service for repairs in Sund-Karmøy. Work commended to man the reserve vessel 'Os'. The ship arrived in Sør-Arnøy at 11:00 a.m. and took over the traffic, untiil being redirected to Gildeskål on Oct 28. She would be replaced during the day.

Ferry service on the route Langevåg-Buavåg was canceled for 2,5 hours i nthe morning of Aug 22, 2019, due totechnical problems of the "Utstein". Operator Norled announced a delay in ferry traffic 06.40 a.m. The ferry returned to normal operation after troubleshooting at 9 a.m.

The "Utstein" suffered engine trouble in the morning of Sep 20, 2017, and had to drop anchor off Langevåg on Bømlo. The error was found and fixed relatively quickly. Divers were sent down to ensure the hull had not suffered damage. The ship resumed the service Langevåg-Buavåg again at 1 p.m. Norwegian report with photo: https://www.h-avis.no/nyheter/bomlo/sveio/ferjesambandet-langevag-buavag-i-drift-igjen/s/5-62-481870

On May 14, 2016, around 6 p.m. the "Utstein" assisted a disabled fishing vessel which was threatened to drift aground in strong NW wind. The "Utstein", serving the route Langevåg-Buavåg, managed to connect to the 30 ft-ship off Langevåg and towed it to a jetty in Hovlandhagen. Norwegian report with photos: http://bomlo-nytt.no/mf-utstein-berga-sjark