# Triple ship collision **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Incidents\ **Created:** [October 4, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/triple-ship-collision/77740 "2026-10-04T19:21:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **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:** [October 4, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/triple-ship-collision/77740/1 "2026-10-04T19:21:04Z")
Not a very common event. This Sunday morning a collision involving tree ships near Ålesund, Norway: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/6/e/6e27f9ab01a573aababb0305ab268bafb82c67bd.jpeg) **Three large ships collided near Ålesund - cause not yet known**. The police are working to map the sequence of events after a tanker and two cargo ships collided near Ålesund on Sunday night. No one was injured in the incident. On Sunday night, a comprehensive operation was launched after three vessels were involved in a collision on the Valderhaugfjord near Ålesund. The largest of the ships is said to be 147 meters long. The ships “Hav Frakt”, “Bergfjord” and “Xanthia” are those involved in the incident. Two are now docked in Ålesund, while one is anchored out in the fjord. No one was reportedly injured during the collision. **Here you can see how the ships moved:** [https://www.skipsfarts-forum.net/data/video/20/20857-e303a35568aa6257269205787dab7cac.mp4?hash=xROfrW78rb](https://www.skipsfarts-forum.net/data/video/20/20857-e303a35568aa6257269205787dab7cac.mp4?hash=xROfrW78rb) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/c/6/c64a96e51515702bd54a32a6240fd859b74c1f7d.jpeg) Here are the ships lying in the fjord shortly after the collision. **Photo:** Jonny Hellevik MV Bergfjord received damages in the bow and took on water in the bow thruster compartment: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/2/32266cf9460d79e2efea1b4d50ab0016b8181687.jpeg) Photo: Eirik Dalhus Video/screenshot from the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s map service when the incident occurred. Source: > **[Tre store skip har kollidert ved Ålesund](https://www.nrk.no/mr/tre-store-skip-har-kollidert-ved-alesund-1.18044704)** > > Politiet jobber med å kartlegge hendelsesforløpet etter at en tankbåt og to lasteskip kolliderte ved Ålesund natt til søndag. Ingen ble skadd under hendelsen. ---
**Author:** ![Rickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/65b543/32.png) [@Rickster](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Rickster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/triple-ship-collision/77740/2 "2026-10-05T01:11:20Z")
The m/v “Bergfjord” seems to have made the initial error. The m/v “Hav Frakt” seems to have compounded the complicated situation, making a three-way collision inevitable. One wonders if the m/v “Xanthia” saw the approaching vessels when both were nearly parallel (00:03 of video), and tried to call them or sounded her fog horn. She had limited room to maneuver, and it is fortunate that despite being close to shore on her starboard side, there was plenty of depth (assuming the depths are in metes). She nevertheless, makes turns astern to avoid the shore and ends up nearly perpendicular to her course through the narrows. “Hav Frakt” initially should not have veered to port in an almost parallel course with the “Bergfjord”. That was a critical error, leaving both of the other two vessels with no safe space to turn to, in order to avoid their initial collision with each other (“Bergfjord” into the “Xanthia”). The “Hav Frakt” saw that the “Bergfjord” was about to collide with the “Xanthia”, she could have, and should have, turned hard to starboard to pass astern of the other two vessels that were in an imminent collision. Instead, in an act of gross negligence, “Hav Frakt” turns to port. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/triple-ship-collision/77740/3 "2026-10-05T14:38:09Z")
Latest from NRK: > [@](#): > > **Here the three ships collide with each other: – I thought it was war** > There was great drama when three ships collided with each other outside Ålesund on Sunday night. The Accident Investigation Board Norway will now decide whether to investigate the collision: > [Her kolliderer de tre skipene med hverandre – NRK](https://www.nrk.no/video/3bcefc2d-7b51-4cff-b1fc-62c10e7cf939) > Three ships collided in the Valderhaugfjord outside Ålesund on Sunday night. Video: Private > – The bang was so loud that we woke up. I wondered if it was a war. The bang sounded like a cannon. Our whole house shook. > > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/5/0/50158f6df09eb5dd00102910a23a61516dce09b5.jpeg) > The collision led to an extensive response from emergency services, but no one was injured.Photo: Erling Urkedal / Private > > The ships are now docked in Ålesund. No one was injured in the collision. > The police have conducted breathalyzer tests on some people on board, but no intoxication has been detected. > > The ship Bergfjord is docked in Ålesund, with major damage: > > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/9/8/98ffb3fd66107ebee209c893379df3da95dc88cb.jpeg) > The ship “Bergfjord” has suffered significant damage after the collision. > Photo: Eirik Dalhus > > This ship will probably be able to continue sailing after the accident: > > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/2/3215c1de8679181af8171181241ef5f6fe9d7131.jpeg) > Xanthia is berthed at Flatholmen in Ålesund. The ship has been given the go-ahead to sail on. Photo: Øyvind Berge Sæbjørnsen / NRK > > On Sunday evening, Det Norske Veritas, DNV, carried out an inspection on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Authority. > The conclusion was that the ship can proceed, which Siri Ann Mjåtvedt, managing director of the Utkilen shipping company, is very pleased with. > – We are very happy that “Xanthia” has been given the go-ahead to sail on. The cargo we have is something that our customers need. The boat has damage. But the damage is not so severe that we cannot sail to the next port, says Mjåtvedt to NRK. > But before the boat can leave Ålesund, the Norwegian Maritime Authority will conduct its own inspection during Monday, says communications advisor Eivind Kallevik. The boat is currently docked, but the plan is for it to continue to Finland with her cargo. After that, the boat must enter the shipyard. (Still there as of 1530hrs. Monday) > The Xanthia is carrying stone that is produced in Elnesvågen and will be used in paper production. Source: [Her kolliderer tre skip med kvarandre i Valderhaugfjorden utanfor Ålesund – NRK Møre og Romsdal – Lokale nyheter, TV og radio](https://www.nrk.no/mr/her-kolliderer-tre-skip-med-kvarandre-i-valderhaugfjorden-utanfor-alesund-1.18045337) PS: The “stones” she carries is a slurry of processed calcium carbonate (often referred to as “liquid marble” or “liquid stone”), manufactured in Elnesvågen, Norway by: [Omaya Hustadmarmor - Green Shipping Programme](https://greenshippingprogramme.com/partner/omaya-hustadmarmor/) The marble come principally from: [Brønnøy Kalk - Norsk Mineral](https://www.nomin.no/bronnoy-kalk/category882.html) The vessels involved: M/T Xanthia (Norwegian owned, managed and flagged): ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/e/a/ea47fba95e6d67b158475fcd8cd9ca1f64b07bd7.jpeg) XANTHIA in Kattegat 16.03.11. Foto: Arne Sognnes. > **[skipshistorie](https://skipshistorie.net/Bergen/BRG204Utkilen/Tekster/BRG20420030100000%20XANTHIA.htm)** M/V Bergfjord (Dutch flagged & Managed / Norwegian owed): ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/8/c/8c8ace9997545cef43e15b48f26f6a8effd87ba9.jpeg) > **[Bergfjord](https://www.wagenborg.com/fleetlist/non-ice-class-3500/bergfjord)** M/V Hav Frakt (Faeroes flag & owner): ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/4/2/42d679aa3b4ced1cec5195835552f6d2f953a8a9.jpeg) HAV FRAKT (IMO: 9280706) is a General Cargo ship and is currently sailing under the flag of FAROE ISLANDS. The overall length (LOA) is 87.83 meters and the beam is 12.9 meters. Source: [Marine traffic](https://www.marinetraffic.com/) . _(Here passing through Brønnøysundet on 16 August 2026)_ The Faroese shipping company Navigare Shipping Sp/f owns “Hav Frakt.” Director Alvur Højgaard told NRK that there were experienced navigators on board, who have sailed in the area for several years. > **[BalticShipping.com](https://www.balticshipping.com/vessel/imo/7716490)** UPDATE: M/T Xanthia left Ålesund at 2015 hrs. tonight, heading to Finland: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/f/b/fbc9f82b11a896e20fa538e3270b3363cf35df33.jpeg) ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/triple-ship-collision/77740/4 "2026-10-05T21:27:56Z")
A zoomed-in AIS version of the event: [https://www.skipsfarts-forum.net/data/video/20/20873-750bf50e8ecd54acedad18fb899ef3f6.mp4?hash=4hW5WMUZY\_](https://www.skipsfarts-forum.net/data/video/20/20873-750bf50e8ecd54acedad18fb899ef3f6.mp4?hash=4hW5WMUZY_) That makes it much clearer. Source: [http://skipsfarts-forum.net/index.php?threads/skipsulykker.47/post-46514](http://skipsfarts-forum.net/index.php?threads/skipsulykker.47/post-46514)