A film from one of the cameras on the “Antarctic Sea” shows that the Norwegian krill vessel hit the sea ice in Antarctica. The clash took place on May 7 this year. The time was 18:49. The shipping company Aker Biomarine, which is controlled by Kjell Inge Røkke, owns the 132 meter long ship. KRILL HUNT: «Antarctic Sea» on krill fishing in Antarctica. Photo: Patrik Hassel The Norwegian Maritime Directorate was unaware of the incident until news made contact. Now they are asking for a statement from the shipping company. – We have contacted the shipping company and asked them to report the incident as soon as possible. It writes Marit Nilsen, communications consultant at the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. – Why do you ask them to report? – All collisions and groundings on all Norwegian ships, and foreign ships in Norwegian waters, are subject to reporting to the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, Nilsen writes to news. ICE MOUNTAINS: Icebergs normally have a specific gravity of about 0.9 and thus have around 90 percent of their mass under water. Photo: Svein Tveitdal “Antarctic Sea” moved along the headland of the Antarctic continent when the accident was out. The peninsula extends north toward the southern tip of South America. South of Trinity Island, the collision with the iceberg occurred. At high speed, the hull comes into contact with the ice. WINTER IS COMING: From the month of May, fishing for krill is more challenging. The icebergs are becoming more frequent. There were no other vessels nearby. Confirms dents in hull When news asks, Aker Biomarine confirms that the ship was damaged. Director Webjørn Barstad, writes this to news in an e-mail: – The incident does not represent a degree of seriousness that makes it mandatory to report to the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. Therefore, there is no information about the collision with the iceberg with the authorities. CONFIRMS CONTACT WITH ICE MOUNTAINS: Even though the vessel received dents after close contact with icebergs, Webjørn Barstad in Aker Biomarine says that the incident was not subject to reporting. – It is true that we were close to an iceberg with one of our vessels in preparation for the release of trawls. Side wind caused drift. The vessel touched ice on the side of the ship high above the waterline. It resulted in a couple of minor impressions of the side plate, Barstad writes in an e-mail. news wanted to find out how fast the vessel was moving. In the “Marine Traffic” service, you can find the ship’s position minute by minute. According to the position data, the vessel must have had a speed of approximately 11 knots at 18:49, when it hit the iceberg. Then it was clear weather and a gentle breeze in the area. In a new e-mail to Aker Biomarine, news asks if it is common to release trawls at such high speeds. The company denies that the speed was so high. – The vessel was to be maneuvered into position in relation to the registration of krill for the release of trawls. The speed was 6-7 knots, writes Barstad. The company states that it is based on the captain’s estimates. – Satellite tracking services do not usually register ships on an ongoing basis, but with some time interval between each registration, writes Aker Biomarine. The company does not answer the question of whether it believes that the captain was in control when the incident occurred. Claiming to be a misunderstanding Early Wednesday morning, the directorate contacts Aker Biomarine. Throughout the afternoon, new quotes will come from the directorate, after talks with the Røkke shipping company. – The Norwegian Maritime Directorate has been in contact with the shipping company, and our impression is that the lack of reporting from the shipping company is due to a completely legitimate misunderstanding. This is due to an imprecise wording in the directorate’s guide to the reporting and reporting regulations. It writes Vegar Berntsen, who is section manager for risk management and analysis in the directorate. He adds the following in the case: – The Directorate will take action to update our guide, to ensure that similar misunderstandings do not occur in the future. FLOUR AND HEALTH FOOD: Aker Biomarine has factories on board, which convert krill into fishmeal and krill oil. Some krill end up as feed for farmed fish. Existing internal report Aker Biomarine has informed news that they believed that only accidents that lead to a break in the operation of the vessel are subject to reporting. – That was not the case here, writes director Barstad. Aker Biomarine says the report on the incident is available, if the authorities carry out inspections. – It is reported internally in our “event reporting” system. Reports here are subject to review under government supervision and external audits. In addition, the incident is dealt with in the ship’s Labor and Environment Committee, Barstad writes in Aker Biomarine. news asks if there are similar incidents about groundings, etc., which have not been reported. – We have no reason to believe it. But we will review our internal reports again to make sure that there are no other incidents that have not been reported as a result of this misinterpretation, Barstad answers. LOVES KRILL: The penguin is one of several species in Antarctica with krill as its main food. Photo: Arne Nævra
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