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| Helge Ingstad: Warship collides with tanker in fjord | Helge Ingstad: Warship collides with tanker in fjord |
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| Norway has evacuated the entire crew of one of its warships after it collided in a fjord with an oil tanker. | Norway has evacuated the entire crew of one of its warships after it collided in a fjord with an oil tanker. |
| Seven people were lightly injured in the collision in the Hjeltefjord near Bergen in the early hours of Thursday, rescuers say. The frigate has been listing dangerously. | Seven people were lightly injured in the collision in the Hjeltefjord near Bergen in the early hours of Thursday, rescuers say. The frigate has been listing dangerously. |
| The KNM Helge Ingstad had been returning from Nato military exercises. | |
| The tanker, the Sola TS, was only slightly damaged and it appears that it did not spill oil. | The tanker, the Sola TS, was only slightly damaged and it appears that it did not spill oil. |
| It was not immediately clear what had caused the collision, which reportedly occurred shortly after 04:00 (03:00 GMT), and led to 137 people being taken off the warship. | It was not immediately clear what had caused the collision, which reportedly occurred shortly after 04:00 (03:00 GMT), and led to 137 people being taken off the warship. |
| The Maltese-flagged vessel had left Equinor's Sture oil shipment terminal with a cargo of North Sea crude, Reuters news agency reports. | The Maltese-flagged vessel had left Equinor's Sture oil shipment terminal with a cargo of North Sea crude, Reuters news agency reports. |
| Sture, a major export oil terminal, was shut down temporarily as a precautionary measure. | Sture, a major export oil terminal, was shut down temporarily as a precautionary measure. |
| An unnamed official told AFP news agency that a "small oil slick" had been detected from the frigate. | An unnamed official told AFP news agency that a "small oil slick" had been detected from the frigate. |
| "It took on a lot of water and there is a real danger that it sinks where it is," the official said. | "It took on a lot of water and there is a real danger that it sinks where it is," the official said. |
| The tanker, which has a crew of 23, was returning to port for inspection. | The tanker, which has a crew of 23, was returning to port for inspection. |