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Captain and chief mate of the 'Tyrhaug' have been sentenced to 90 and 45 days in prison on probation

The captain and chief mate of the 'Tyrhaug' have been sentenced to 90 and 45 days in prison on probation on Feb 4. In June 2023, the 'Tyrhaug' and the workboat "Frøy Loke" collided in the area between Smøla and Aure. Four people have been injured in the accident. The court ruled that the two Trøndelag residents in their 40s and 50s acted grossly negligently on the trip between Kristiansund and Trondheim: There was not much traffic on the Edøyfjord, and it was not a matter of a momentary inattention or a misallocation of attention in a demanding traffic situation. Nor were there other reasons that can explain why no lookout was kept. It was incomprehensible that the 'Frøy Loke' was not observed in time before the collision, and the court had no doubt that the collision was caused by grossly negligent navigation. The two must also pay a total of 60,000 Norwegian crowns in fines, and 120,000 Norwegian crowns in compensation to one of the passengers who was subsequently partially disabled as a result of the accident. According to the indictment, the collision occurred because the bridge on the speedboat was not manned in accordance with applicable procedure, and because the bridge guard was not sufficiently observant of other traffic. Both of the two convicted have pleaded guilty. Report with photo and video: https://www.nrk.no/mr/skipperen-og-styrmannen-domde-til-fengsel-etter-hurtigbatkollisjon-1.17251937

Public prosecutor in Møre og Romsdal has brought charges against two crew members after accident in 2023

The public prosecutor in Møre og Romsdal has brought charges against two people in connection with the collision of the 'Tyrhaug' on its scheduled route from Kristiansund to Trondheim, which had 31 passengers and five crew members on board, with the service vessel 'Frøy Loke' with a crew of four, on June 28, 2023, just outside Ringholmen in the Aure municipality in Nordmøre. The two are charged under Section 356 of the Criminal Code, cf. §355, for negligently causing damage at sea, which could easily have led to the loss of human life. The weather was fine and there must have been little sea and good visibility on that day.The collision occurred because the the wheelhouse of the 'Tyrhaug' was not manned in accordance with the current procedure, and because the helmsman of the 'Tyrhaug' was not sufficiently observant of other traffic, the indictment stated. Both ships had suffered hull damage in the accident. Several people were sent to hospital after the accident, including two crew members of the 'Tyrhaug', one of whom having been seriously injured and two of the passengers. One of the crew members of the 'Frøy Loke' was also injured. In the aftermath of the accident, one of the passengers on board the fast ferry said that they kept getting closer and closer to the work boat. The case will be heard in Møre and Romsdal district court in January. Four days have been set aside for the case. None of the lawyers for the two defendants have so far commented on the indictment. In February 2024, the National Accident Commission issued its report on the accident, according to which the crew of the service boat did not perceive it as abnormal that the speedboat was coming directly towards them, as this was usual, and they were obliged to give way. On board the work boat the crew saw that the fast ferry was approaching on a steady course and that they were going to pass close by. They assumed that the speedboat saw them and wanted clearance to pass. The crew of the service vessel then kept the same speed and course. When it became clear that this did not work, everything happened so quickly that they did not have time to take remedial measures to avoid a collision. The navigator on the 'Tyrhaug', however, was focused on a passing sailboat and the support navigator was in another room behind the bridge. None of them should have perceived the risk of collision, the report stated. If there had been two navigators present on the bridge, this would have increased the chance of observing the 'Frøy Loke'. Furthermore the crews of both of 'Tyrhaug' and other fast boats experienced that the procedures were clear that there should always be two navigators on the bridge when sailing. At the same time, the crew must have experienced an expectation to complete administrative tasks and to answer questions from the management team quickly. They must also have felt that the time in port was not enough to get everything done. For the support navigator, it made more sense to have other administrative tasks completed than to carry out the task as a support navigator. As the situation was on this day, it was not considered an increased risk to be only a navigator on the bridge. Mariann Grønseth, managing director of Torghatten Midt, said that both the management team and the occupational health service have followed up the crew closely in the aftermath of the accident. Report with photos: https://www.nrk.no/mr/to-personar-er-tiltalte-etter-at-hurtigbaten-tyrhaug-kolliderte-med-arbeidsbaten-froy-loke-1.16995341

Medevac off Porquerolles

A 59-year old Italian woman was medevaced by a French Navy H160 helicopter of the Hyères naval air base from the 'MSC Musica' on the evening of Sep 11, 2024, after a cardiac arrest while the ship was cruising in the Mediterranean Sea, enroute from Cannes to Barcelona. The 'MSC Musica' was off the French coast, about ten kilometers southeast of the island of Porquerolles, when the alert was given around 7:45 p.m. A doctor from the Maritime Medical Coordination Samu (SCMM) was dropped off on board and prepared the woman for the transfer. She was hoisted on board and transported to Hyères where an ambulance from the Smur took over to transport her to Sainte-Musse hospital in Toulon, where she was admitted at 10:45 p.m. The CROSS Méd in La Garde coordinated the operation. Report with photo: https://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/une-femme-evacuee-par-les-airs-apres-un-malaise-cardiaque-a-bord-d-un-navire-de-croisiere-en-mediterranee-944225