Salvage team gets control of stricken ship off Norway’s coast

A joint Norwegian-Dutch salvage operation defied heavy seas to get an deserted Dutch cargo ship beneath management off the coast of Norway and was towing the ship to port.

Norwegian officers stated the rescue operation of the Eemslift Hendrika, a Netherlands-registered ship designed to hold giant boats, was accomplished early on Thursday and the ship is slowly being towed to the western metropolis of Alesund.

The ship’s crew of 12 was rescued by helicopter late Monday after an influence outage in its principal engine.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration, based mostly in Alesund, launched salvage operation late Wednesday because it grew to become clear that churning seas may make the drifting ship crash into the shore.

The vessel has substantial portions of diesel and gasoline in its tanks, which may have prompted an environmental catastrophe.

Norwegian maritime authorities issued an emergency alert late Wednesday and began preparations in case of an oil spill.

The Eemslift Hendrika was adrift within the space the place the North Sea and Norwegian Sea meet.

Salvage specialists have been lowered onto the sharply itemizing ship on Wednesday to connect towing ropes to ready tug boats.

One giant boat aboard the deck of the six-year-old cargo ship fell off in heavy seas on Tuesday however was discovered by the Norwegian coast guard and secured to a different tug boat.