The last ship that ended up on land just a few meters from a residential house near Trondheim has become a local attraction in just a few days.
But the site has now been cordoned off after several landslides, up to 50 meters wide, that nearly hit curious onlookers. One of the landslides on Saturday afternoon occurred only 15 minutes after spectators had been in the exact spot where the landslide went down into the Trondheimsfjord.
We have had to ward off people who stood too close to the landslide area, says incident commander Viggo Hansen to NRK.
But it's not just people who are in danger.
We perceive it as if there are residential houses that are in danger of being dragged into the landslide, says Viggo Hansen.
Several residents evacuated
The police have therefore cordoned off a larger area, and several residents have been evacuated.
It's not so fun, says Jostein Jørgensen, whose house is barely 40 meters from the affected area.
At the same time, work is underway to salvage the ship, a task that is being carried out more cautiously after the landslides. The salvage operation is expected to be completed in about a week and a half.
Around the ship, geotechnical investigations will also be conducted.
We will scan the seabed at the collapse area for further geotechnical investigations, says Bryjar Wiig, CEO of the company Seascan, to NRK.
Fell asleep on watch
The ship ran aground on Wednesday night, right next to a house in Byneset near Trondheim.
A Ukrainian citizen in his 30s has been prosecuted after the incident. He was second mate on board and has admitted in questioning that he fell asleep on watch.
The man is deeply affected by what happened and apologizes, according to Bente Hetland, CEO of North Sea Container Line, which owns the ship.
We are still assisting the police in their investigation, and cannot comment on an ongoing investigation, he says.
