A timber-laden cargo ship that ran aground near the Svinesund Bridge on the early hours of 16 October (Wednesday) has been successfully refloated and towed to the Norwegian port of Halden. The incident occurred in dense fog and caused no injuries or oil spills.
The vessel, Hagland Captain, measuring around 90 metres in length, was sailing from Porsgrunn to Halden when it grounded just after 1 a.m. on the Swedish side of the Norway–Sweden border. The ship was carrying a cargo of timber, 85 tonnes of diesel, and 3 tonnes of lubricants at the time.
The Swedish Coast Guard was alerted at approximately 1:30 a.m. and immediately dispatched personnel to the scene. A tugboat coordinated by the Vessel Traffic Service arrived around 3:30 a.m., accompanied by the patrol vessel KBV 310.
Divers were later deployed to examine the hull for underwater damage, and no major structural issues were found that could hinder a towing operation.
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