Norrona ferry accidents and incidents
CruiseMapper's Norrona ferry cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 1482-passenger vessel owned by SMYRIL LINE (Ferries). Our Norrona ferry accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources, US Coast Guard and Wikipedia.
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- aground - 2004 (Torshavn, Faroes)
- propulsion/power loss - 2007 (Shetland Islands, Scotland)
17 November 2007Propulsion / Power LossOn November 17, 2007, while navigating in heavy seas near Shetland Islands (Scotland), the ship lost power and started to roll. The accident resulted in heavily damaged stabilizers, 80 damaged cars (on Car Deck) and itinerary change (emergency stop in Lerwick, Mainland Shetland) for repairs. |
15 January 2004Ship GroundingOn January 15, 2004, upon arriving from Seydisfjordur (Iceland), the ship ran aground after hitting rocks in Port Torshavn (Streymoy Island, Faroes). The accident was due to strong winds in the harbor and resulted in severe hull damage (10 m / 30 ft long tear). The liner started to take on water and its engine room was flooded. All the passengers were offloaded. No injuries were reported. Assisted by other vessels, the ferry was brought alongside and secured. Due to needed repairs, it was out of service until February. During the accident, the ferry operated on weekly crossings linking Torshavn with Hanstholm (Denmark) and Lerwick (Shetland Mainland, Scotland). |
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