Spanish shipbuilder sued over 2018 warship sinking off Norway

Helge Ingstad was raised from the seabed and transported to the Royal Norwegian Navy base at Haakonsvern in late February 2019. However, Norwegian defence officials ultimately decided to have the frigate scrapped after an assessment revealed the estimated repairs would cost more than acquiring a new warship.

Ole Kristian Rigland, the attorney representing the MOD, said that the frigate's propeller shafts were hollow, which then allowed water to flow between some of the ship's watertight compartments.