Overview

• Salvage teams have begun offloading approximately 1,500 tonnes of cargo to reduce pressure and refloat the 135-metre ship by Wednesday.
• Norwegian prosecutors charged the second officer with negligent navigation after he admitted falling asleep on duty during the May 22 grounding.
• Officials report that the ship’s collision alarms were not operational when the vessel ran aground near Johan Helberg’s home in Trondheim.
• No injuries or oil spills were reported among the 16 crew members on board despite the ship coming within metres of a residential cabin.
• This marks the third grounding incident involving the NCL Salten in recent years and has prompted a broader probe into compliance with work-hour regulations.