{"id":22099,"date":"2019-02-26T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/26\/this-is-how-theyre-going-to-raise-the-norwegian-frigate-that-sank\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:56:17","slug":"this-is-how-theyre-going-to-raise-the-norwegian-frigate-that-sank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/02\/26\/this-is-how-theyre-going-to-raise-the-norwegian-frigate-that-sank\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how they\u2019re going to raise the Norwegian frigate that sank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COPENHAGEN, Denmark \u2014 The operation has begun to raise a Norwegian frigate that sank last year in a harbor north of Bergen following a collision with an oil tanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anders Penna of the salvage company in charge of raising the KNM Helge Ingstad<\/a> says it is \u201cvery complex and demanding operation,\u201d adding it could take up to six days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cranes raise the Norwegian navy frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, in a harbor north of Bergen, Norway, on Tuesday. The operation has begun to raise a Norwegian naval frigate that sank last year in a harbor north of Bergen following a collision with an oil tanker. (Pool via NTB Scanpix via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Penna says the plan is to put the frigate on a barge and transport it to a navy base where the damage will be assessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two giant cranes on Tuesday began raising the 134-meter (442-foot) vessel that collided Nov. 8 with Maltese-flagged oil tanker Sola TS<\/a>, tearing a large hole in the frigate\u2019s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\t