Johan Helberg of Trondheim, Norway, was awakened when he heard someone knocking at his door at 5 AM Thursday, but he didn't want to get up to open it. Only when the neighbor outside called his phone did he learn that the bow of a huge container ship was just feet from his front door! The 135-meter (446 feet) NCL Salten had run aground as if it were aiming for Helberg's house.
"It's a very bulky new neighbor but it will soon go away," Helberg said.
No one was injured in the incident and no cargo was spilled, but the ship damaged a heating pipe in Helberg's cabin. Removing the ship has been delayed while an investigation is carried out. The shipping company said that the same ship had run aground twice before, in 2023 and 2024. There is no word yet on what caused the ship to run aground this time, but one might think it's become a habit. -via Fark
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