Detailed plan for salvage of the Helge Ingstad: http://heavyliftnews.com/news/knm-helge-ingstad-salvage-update?fbclid=IwAR25LvMq5Pg4pyngFOcSolRCiWiHYFAC9wEISwkcxrAfvv-Ffj4EZclFlZA

[IMG_3672] Last press release from the Norwegian Navy was published on Friday 21st December, 2018. There will be no further updates until 3rd January, 2019.

The wreck of HI has sunk even further into the fjord. Salvage is complicated by winter storms: [image] KNM Helge Ingstad sank 30 centimeter til under uværet i julen Har ikke fått forberedet hevingen.

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- helge-ingstad-har-roket-1.14364076

Doubt about the possibility of reuse after salvage: [image] Usikre på om fregatten noen gang vil seile igjen: – Det vil i så fall ta flere... Tiden etter at KNM «Helge Ingstad» blir hevet vil være avgjørende for om den noen gang kan seile igjen, ifølge sjefen for Sjøforsvaret. …

Same as in previous links, but in English. [image] 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...

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: T…

The Navy wants new ships now… Check the animation: [image] Forsvarsjefen: Tapet av «Helge Ingstad» var en tragedie - vil ha flere... 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 fl…

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:

The same (?) torpedoes somewhat earlier [image] Morze 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...

I love the torpedo retrieval gear. An old dumpster, some wood, and a couple of foam blocks. Cheers, Earl

Helge Ingstad - Salvage Operation - #7 by Kennebec_Captain - gCaptain

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