Cargo Ship Runs Aground

[RL Bucktails]

I heard of fast overseas shipping but this is rediculous.

Watch officer of ship that crashed into garden fell asleep, police say​

Sofia Ferreira Santos
BBC News

The watch officer of a large container ship that ran aground and crashed into a garden in Norway has told police he was asleep at the time of the incident.

Investigators said the man, a Ukrainian national in his thirties, admitted to falling asleep while on duty on his own.

He has been charged with negligent navigation and police are also investigating whether rules regarding working and rest hours were adhered to on board the vessel.

The 135m-ship (443ft) missed a house by metres when it ran aground on Thursday morning in Byneset, near Trondheim, central Norway. Efforts to refloat it have been unsuccessful so far.

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[BingBong]

I saw that on "What's New With Shipping?", there was an interview with the resident of the house, who was very laid back about it all.

 

[Sigmund]

Hasnt the home owner heard of garden gnomes? Thats is going a bit far with personalizing your yard.

 

[ziv]

Hasnt the home owner heard of garden gnomes? Thats is going a bit far with personalizing your yard.

"Check out my new deck!"

 

[dd57chevy]

Grounding a ship can severely damage it . It can also be a booger to free it .
1950 USS Missouri grounding - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_USS_Missouri_grounding

 

[anantaandroscoggin]

Had a shipmate tell me of the day he was the helmsman on the wheel the day that the Officer Of the Deck backed the USCGC Cactus (one of the old steam-powered buoy tenders - riveted hull plates) onto the jetty where they were working a buoy. The hole the OOD put in the hull sank her right then and there.

 

[Jacob74]

Huh, that's weird. In the World of Warships Legends video game, running aground doesn't damage you at all, but barely brushing the paint of an enemy ship instantly deals massive catastrophic damage.

 

[The Benedictine]

Damn, what did they order from Amazon?

 

[renfield]

There’s a what in my yard?

 

[bullet08]

User error. Replace the user. "Can't fix stupid."

 

[Jacob74]

It may be that the survival of previous stupidity is what transforms stupidity into wisdom.

"No son, please trust me, it really is better to go to the garage and get the step ladder to change that lightbulb instead of just standing on the rolling office chair."
or in this case...
"We're getting kind of close to Norway, and it's almost dawn. Yeah, I'll have another cup of coffee."

 

[Hillcrest]

People complain they don't get their packages and they still complain when they get them early !

 

[ThermionicScott]

I guess Norway will have to wait a little longer for their Germain's...

 

[Olkofri]

 

[Brad H]

Trained by the very finest Joesph Hazelwood