{"id":27412,"date":"2018-11-13T21:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T21:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/13\/norwegian-frigate-sinks-after-it-was-rammed-by-a-tanker\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:27:57","slug":"norwegian-frigate-sinks-after-it-was-rammed-by-a-tanker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/13\/norwegian-frigate-sinks-after-it-was-rammed-by-a-tanker\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian frigate sinks after it was rammed by a tanker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COPENHAGEN, Denmark \u2014 One of <a href=\"https:\/\/forsvaret.no\/en\/organisation\/navy\" target=_blank>Norway\u2019s navy frigates<\/a> has almost completely gone under water after an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinetraffic.com\/en\/ais\/details\/ships\/shipid:4889976\/mmsi:248020000\/imo:9724350\/vessel:SOLA_TS\" target=_blank> oil tanker <\/a>rammed into it last week and tore a large hole in its side, authorities said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rear Adm. Nils Andreas Stensoenes, the head of Norway\u2019s navy, said several of the wires used to stabilize the<a href=\"https:\/\/forsvaret.no\/fakta\/utstyr\/Sjoe\/Nansen-klasse-fregatt\" target=_blank> KNM Helge Instad<\/a> snapped Tuesday, causing the vessel to sink further into the fjord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only the top of the frigate with its radar and antennas remained above the waterline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 134-meter (442-foot) frigate began listing heavily after a Maltese-flagged oil tanker collided with it Thursday in a harbor in Sture, north of Bergen. Its 137 crew were evacuated and eight people onboard were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tanker was only slight damaged in the collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/08\/heres-the-latest-on-the-norwegian-frigate-that-was-rammed-by-an-oil-tanker\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/frigate2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s the latest on the Norwegian frigate that was rammed by an oil tanker<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Eight people on the KNM Helge Instad were injured in the 4 a.m. collision in Sture, north of Bergen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stensoenes said plans remained to recover the vessel, but didn\u2019t give details. 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