# Helge Ingstad - Salvage Operation **URL:** \ **Category:** gCaptain\ **Created:** [December 30, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141 "2018-12-30T15:44:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/1 "2018-12-30T15:44:07Z")
Detailed plan for salvage of the Helge Ingstad: [http://heavyliftnews.com/news/knm-helge-ingstad-salvage-update?fbclid=IwAR25LvMq5Pg4pyngFOcSolRCiWiHYFAC9wEISwkcxrAfvv-Ffj4EZclFlZA](http://heavyliftnews.com/news/knm-helge-ingstad-salvage-update?fbclid=IwAR25LvMq5Pg4pyngFOcSolRCiWiHYFAC9wEISwkcxrAfvv-Ffj4EZclFlZA) ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/2 "2018-12-31T10:55:57Z")
![IMG_3672](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/5/585c4e0cef51da3bdcdb70ada0afacf545230945.jpeg) [Last press release](http://www.heavyliftnews.com/news/knm-helge-ingstad-salvage-update) from the Norwegian Navy was published on Friday 21st December, 2018. There will be no further updates until 3rd January, 2019. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/3 "2019-01-02T14:41:30Z")
The wreck of HI has sunk even further into the fjord. Salvage is complicated by winter storms: > **[KNM Helge Ingstad sank 30 centimeter til under uværet i julen](https://www.tu.no/artikler/knm-helge-ingstad-sank-30-centimeter-til-under-uvaeret-i-julen/454598)** > > Har ikke fått forberedet hevingen. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/4 "2019-01-03T15:31:57Z")
The wreck has sunk even futher. Securing wire(s) parted during the storm, but work to reinstate are in progress. Work with installing chains under the wreck for lifting will resume a.s.a. weather permits: [https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/vaier-pa-knm-](https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/vaier-pa-knm-)_helge-ingstad_-har-roket-1.14364076 ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/5 "2019-01-06T17:35:02Z")
Doubt about the possibility of reuse after salvage: > **[Usikre på om fregatten noen gang vil seile igjen: – Det vil i så fall ta flere...](https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/usikre-pa-om-fregatten-noen-gang-vil-seile-igjen_-_-det-vil-i-sa-fall-ta-flere-ar-1.14366323)** > > Tiden etter at KNM «Helge Ingstad» blir hevet vil være avgjørende for om den noen gang kan seile igjen, ifølge sjefen for Sjøforsvaret. ---
**Author:** ![SirKraken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/sirkraken/32/7010_2.png) [@SirKraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SirKraken)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/6 "2019-01-06T23:05:34Z")
Same as in previous links, but in English. > **[Salvage Work Resumes for the Wreck of the Helge Ingstad](https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/salvage-work-resumes-for-the-wreck-of-the-helge-ingstad)** > > The work to salvage the sunken Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad is proceeding slowly, hampered by fou... ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/7 "2019-01-15T22:28:23Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Helge Ingstad Collision Anaysis](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-collision-anaysis/50338) ---
**Author:** ![ak44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@ak44](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ak44)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/8 "2019-01-21T14:29:14Z")
Craneship Rambiz has been on site since last Friday. From the Bergens Tidende: # Hevingen av fregatten kan tidligst begynne 20. januar For å heve den forliste fregatten KNM Helge Ingstad trenger Forsvaret fem til seks dager med fint vær. Arbeidet kan starte tidligst 20. januar. Google translated: The raising of the frigate can begin no earlier than January 20 To raise the sunken frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, the Armed Forces needs five to six days of fine weather. The work can start no earlier than January 20. ---
**Author:** ![Tellarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Tellarian](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tellarian)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/9 "2019-01-22T14:29:19Z")
The Navy wants new ships now… Check the animation: > **[Forsvarsjefen: Tapet av «Helge Ingstad» var en tragedie - vil ha flere...](https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/WLPVga/forsvarsjefen-tapet-av-helge-ingstad-var-en-tragedie-vil-ha-flere-marinefartoeyer)** > > Forsvarssjef Haakon Bruun-Hanssen kaller tapet av fregatten «Helge Ingstad» for en tragedie. Nå varsler han at Norge må skaffe seg nye hær-avdelinger og flere marinefartøyer for å holde tritt med behovet. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/10 "2019-02-05T16:00:12Z")
The torpedoes has been removed from HI for safety reasons. They have also been blown up for the same reason. See the spectacular water columns they created: ---
**Author:** ![SirKraken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/sirkraken/32/7010_2.png) [@SirKraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SirKraken)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/11 "2019-02-05T16:17:38Z")
The same (?) torpedoes somewhat earlier > **[Morze](https://www.facebook.com/miesiecznik.morze/videos/2169414429803315/)** > > Morze, Warszawa (Warsaw, Poland). 5,325 likes · 526 talking about this · 25 were here. Czasopismo dla miłośników tematów morskich i okrętowych. Poświęcone jest problemom militarnym, żegludze... ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/12 "2019-02-05T18:52:00Z")
I love the torpedo retrieval gear. An old dumpster, some wood, and a couple of foam blocks. Cheers, Earl ---
**Author:** ![SirKraken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/sirkraken/32/7010_2.png) [@SirKraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SirKraken)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/13 "2019-02-05T18:56:22Z")
this is not foam blocks but simply some empty used canisters … you still can see labels on them from whatever used to in them before … I used the very similar to make an raft near home ! ![obraz](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/6/65c29842ad42124aba1e66f8d8249ac46d16e60e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/14 "2019-02-05T18:57:31Z")
> [@SirKraken](#): > > this is not foam blocks but simply some empty used canisters … you still can see labels on them from whatever used to in them before … I used the very similar to make an raft near home ! Even better! Cheers, Earl ---
**Author:** ![SirKraken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/sirkraken/32/7010_2.png) [@SirKraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SirKraken)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/15 "2019-02-06T19:32:40Z")
List of all films about H.I. from the pages of the “Morze” (sea) magazine (some of them were mentioned before but not all) : Removing transport and launch containers from the NSM board from Helge Ingstad > **[Morze](https://www.facebook.com/miesiecznik.morze/videos/1232460533560757/)** > > Morze, Warszawa (Warsaw, Poland). 5,322 likes · 513 talking about this · 25 were here. Czasopismo dla miłośników tematów morskich i okrętowych. Poświęcone jest problemom militarnym, żegludze... Sting Ray torpedo extraction from the deck of FrR Helge Ingstad (F 313) > **[Morze](https://www.facebook.com/miesiecznik.morze/videos/2169414429803315/)** > > Morze, Warszawa (Warsaw, Poland). 5,322 likes · 513 talking about this · 25 were here. Czasopismo dla miłośników tematów morskich i okrętowych. Poświęcone jest problemom militarnym, żegludze... Divers from Minedykkerkommandoen in action at FrR Helge Ingstad > **[Morze](https://www.facebook.com/miesiecznik.morze/videos/2448641905210542/)** > > Morze, Warszawa (Warsaw, Poland). 5,322 likes · 513 talking about this · 25 were here. Czasopismo dla miłośników tematów morskich i okrętowych. Poświęcone jest problemom militarnym, żegludze... Detonation of torpedoes excavated from the deck of Helge Ingstad (F 313) > **[Morze](https://www.facebook.com/miesiecznik.morze/videos/370098693539203/)** > > Morze, Warszawa (Warsaw, Poland). 5,322 likes · 513 talking about this · 25 were here. Czasopismo dla miłośników tematów morskich i okrętowych. Poświęcone jest problemom militarnym, żegludze... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/16 "2019-02-07T16:25:03Z")
Everything ready for the salvage operation. Now only waiting for a 5-6 days weather window: ## Defense: - Everything ready for raising The defense is ready to raise KNM “Helge Ingstad”, they write in a press release Thursday. Now they are just waiting for the weather to improve. They need five to six days of good weather to raise the vessel. Meanwhile, they will be practicing at the frigate. ![KNM Helge Ingstad 5th February 2019] ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/9/900a1518e8a7e8c128aa3c9a9773e7a3d1dc1738.jpeg) PHOTO: ADRIAN NYHAMMER OLSEN / NRK To get 5-6 days with below 10 m/s (20 kts.) wind and 1/2 m. swell on the west coast of Norway in Febr. may be wishful thinking, but I believe these parameters may be stretched a bit depending on wind direction. 5 day forecast for the area: > **[Windy as forecasted](https://www.windy.com/60.560/4.900?temp%2C60.275%2C6.779%2C7)** > > Wind map and weather forecast ---
**Author:** ![SirKraken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/sirkraken/32/7010_2.png) [@SirKraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SirKraken)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/17 "2019-02-07T18:30:29Z")
yet another underwater video (for those who do not know Norwegian) > **[Forsvarsmateriell: Siste innspurt før hevingen](https://www.tu.no/artikler/forsvarsmateriell-siste-innspurt-for-hevingen/457350)** > > Men været skaper usikkerhet. ---
**Author:** ![SirKraken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/sirkraken/32/7010_2.png) [@SirKraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SirKraken)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/18 "2019-02-08T10:18:15Z")
Why the torpedoes were exploded : > “The seawater activated batteries in the torpedoes can react in contact with air and cause fire and harmful smoke,” said on-scene commander Captain Bengt Berdal. “Based on thorough professional assessments of the condition and alternatives, it was decided to detonate the torpedoes.” > **[Salvors Detonate Torpedoes from Wrecked Frigate Helge Ingstad](https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/salvors-detonate-torpedoes-from-wrecked-frigate-helge-ingstad)** > > Despite long delays due to weather, the salvage process for the sunken Norwegian frigate Helge Ingst... > Forced flow types used for powering torpedoes can deliver over 300kW for 10 minutes > **[Water Activated Batteries](https://www.mpoweruk.com/water.htm)** > > Characteristics, applications, advantages and disadvantages of Water Activated Batteries ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/19 "2019-02-25T21:59:45Z")
The salvage operation MAY be under way. Link to direct video: > **[Fregatten KNM «Helge Ingstad»](https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/fregatten-knm-_helge-ingstad_-1.14284192)** > > Hevingen av den havarerte fregatten KNM «Helge Ingstad» er i gang i Hjeltefjorden nordvest for Bergen. Fregatten ligger med slagside under vann etter at den kolliderte med tankskipet «Sola TS» i november i fjor. Looks to me like they are tensioning up the slings, but can find no confirmation that the go-ahead has been given. (nor that the operation has been postponed) ---
**Author:** ![Urs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Urs](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Urs)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141/20 "2019-02-26T00:05:57Z")
This link should work \>\>\> [https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/fregatten-knm-_helge-ingstad_-1.14284192](https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/fregatten-knm-_helge-ingstad_-1.14284192) …then click on the top image with the crane barge [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/helge-ingstad-salvage-operation/50141.md?page=2)