Ship aground in garden near Trondheim, Norway

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NRK update today:

Norwegian Maritime Authority: The grounding could have been avoided

The Norwegian Maritime Authority’s investigations show that the bridge watch alarm was turned off both before and during the grounding itself.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has not released the report itself, but has published its contents due to the great interest in the matter, they write in a press release.
– We have to use the word serious because it must be on before you sail. It is not allowed to leave the quay before the bridge guard alarm is turned on. In that sense, it is a serious deficiency, says Kallevik.
He says the alarms are there for a reason.
– These are precisely the kinds of accidents that a bridge guard alarm is supposed to prevent, among other things. It is supposed to notify when there is no movement on the bridge.

The shipping company has not yet responded to NRK’s ​​inquiry about the report that was made public today.

Source:

Rapport etter grunnstøting i Trondheimsfjorden: Alarm avskrudd

Here is the NMD released extract from the PSC report:

Inspection report ready after port state control

The Norwegian Maritime Authority conducted a Port State Control (PSC) on board the ship NCL Salten in Orkanger on Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, the ship was towed off Byneset, where it had been lying since the grounding on Thursday 22 May:

The inspection report shows the following findings/deficiencies:

• As a result of the grounding, the ship has suffered hull damage that makes it unseaworthy. The flag state of Cyprus must provide written confirmation that the ship can go to a repair shop for repairs. The conditions for sailing to a repair shop must be approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority.
  *** The Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) was switched off both before and during the grounding. It must be repaired before the ship can sail**.
• The ship’s ISM (safety management system) system was not in accordance with the requirements. This must be corrected within three months.
• The escape routes on the ship do not comply with the requirements. The hatch to the emergency exit from the engine room is too heavy and is difficult to open from the inside. Must be repaired within 14 days.

Source: Inspeksjonsrapport klar etter havnestatskontroll - Sjøfartsdirektoratet

Nothing said about having a second person (lookout) on the bridge.
Probably because it was clear weather and bright daylight at the time of grounding.
The AB on lookout earlier had gone off watch at 04:20 hrs. according to the 2nd Off, statement /logbook

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