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Passenger ferry scare
The massive passenger ferry MS Crown of Scandinavia convinced onlookers that it was about to smash ashore in the narrow Drobak Sound near Oslo Thursday morning.
"The ship was very near land I was sure that it was going to run ashore, it had begun to back up when I took the pictures," witness Ellen Jacobsen, who watched the near miss from her veranda overlooking the sound.
Terrified residents watched as the passenger ferry to Denmark suddenly headed for land. "It was just terrible, I am still shaken," told witness Elisabeth Bredal. "The ship was headed right towards the quay. It was just 10-15 meters from land when it stopped and backed out."
"It looked liked the ship was going to go right onto land - it is incredible that the captain managed to stop. It was a frightening experience," Bredal, who lives just a few meters from the water's edge, said.
Managing director Tore Sannum from DFDS Seaways Norway confirmed that the Denmark ferry had deviated from course in the Drobak Sound but said that neither ship nor passengers had been in danger.
Sannum explained that the MS Crown of Scandinavia is equipped with four motors, and that two of these are usually in use when the ship passes through the sound.
"Today we had an "involuntary blackout" in one motor at Drobak Sound. This caused the ship to start to turn. Normal procedure then is to reverse with the other motor and start up a new one," Sannum said.
Sannum said that the captain had reported that the situation was under control since it occurred in deep water, though it could have appeared dramatic from land.
The crew restarted the dead motor quickly and the ship should depart from Oslo this afternoon on schedule.
"The ship was very near land I was sure that it was going to run ashore, it had begun to back up when I took the pictures," witness Ellen Jacobsen, who watched the near miss from her veranda overlooking the sound.
Terrified residents watched as the passenger ferry to Denmark suddenly headed for land. "It was just terrible, I am still shaken," told witness Elisabeth Bredal. "The ship was headed right towards the quay. It was just 10-15 meters from land when it stopped and backed out."
"It looked liked the ship was going to go right onto land - it is incredible that the captain managed to stop. It was a frightening experience," Bredal, who lives just a few meters from the water's edge, said.
Managing director Tore Sannum from DFDS Seaways Norway confirmed that the Denmark ferry had deviated from course in the Drobak Sound but said that neither ship nor passengers had been in danger.
Sannum explained that the MS Crown of Scandinavia is equipped with four motors, and that two of these are usually in use when the ship passes through the sound.
"Today we had an "involuntary blackout" in one motor at Drobak Sound. This caused the ship to start to turn. Normal procedure then is to reverse with the other motor and start up a new one," Sannum said.
Sannum said that the captain had reported that the situation was under control since it occurred in deep water, though it could have appeared dramatic from land.
The crew restarted the dead motor quickly and the ship should depart from Oslo this afternoon on schedule.
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