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Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden | Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden |
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Watch: Norwegian man describes waking up to cargo ship in his garden | |
A man in Norway woke up to find a huge container ship had run aground and crashed into his front garden. | A man in Norway woke up to find a huge container ship had run aground and crashed into his front garden. |
The 135m-ship (443ft) missed Johan Helberg's house by metres at about 05:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on Thursday. | The 135m-ship (443ft) missed Johan Helberg's house by metres at about 05:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on Thursday. |
Mr Helberg was only alerted to the commotion by his panicked neighbour who had watched the ship as it headed straight for shore, in Byneset, near Trondheim. | Mr Helberg was only alerted to the commotion by his panicked neighbour who had watched the ship as it headed straight for shore, in Byneset, near Trondheim. |
"The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don't like to open," Mr Helberg told television channel TV2. | "The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don't like to open," Mr Helberg told television channel TV2. |
"I went to the window and was quite astonished to see a big ship," he added, in an interview with the Guardian. | "I went to the window and was quite astonished to see a big ship," he added, in an interview with the Guardian. |
"I had to bend my neck to see the top of it. It was so unreal." | "I had to bend my neck to see the top of it. It was so unreal." |
Neighbour Jostein Jorgensen said he was woken by the sound of the ship as it headed at full speed towards land, and ran to Mr Helberg's house. | Neighbour Jostein Jorgensen said he was woken by the sound of the ship as it headed at full speed towards land, and ran to Mr Helberg's house. |
"I was sure that he was already outside, but no, there was no sign of life. I rang the doorbell many times and nothing," said Mr Jorgensen. | "I was sure that he was already outside, but no, there was no sign of life. I rang the doorbell many times and nothing," said Mr Jorgensen. |
"And it was only when I called him on the phone that I managed to contact him," he told TV2. | "And it was only when I called him on the phone that I managed to contact him," he told TV2. |
The Cypriot-flagged cargo ship, the NCL Salten, had 16 people on board and was travelling south-west through the Trondheim Fjord to Orkanger when it went off course. | The Cypriot-flagged cargo ship, the NCL Salten, had 16 people on board and was travelling south-west through the Trondheim Fjord to Orkanger when it went off course. |
No one was injured in the incident, AFP news agency reported. | No one was injured in the incident, AFP news agency reported. |
It is not known what caused the crash and Norwegian police are said to be investigating. | It is not known what caused the crash and Norwegian police are said to be investigating. |
"It's a very bulky new neighbour but it will soon go away," Mr Helberg added. | "It's a very bulky new neighbour but it will soon go away," Mr Helberg added. |
According to reports, the ship had previously run aground in 2023 but got free under its own power. | According to reports, the ship had previously run aground in 2023 but got free under its own power. |