At the time of her construction in 1960, the 316 m 1,037 ft vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built, a record that remained unchallenged until the construction of. A tribute to ss norway if i had the cash, i would buy it, fix it and let it be something to be proud of again. Ss norways tug assisted atlantic crossing after boiler explosion. The ss norway was registered in oslo, given the call sign lita literally meaning small, and was rechristened on 14 april 1980. Norway exploded sunday shortly after the ship docked in miami, killing four crew members and injuring at least 21 others, police said. Suspect anders behring breivik bought tons of fertilizer, wrote manifesto ap the huffington post sundvollen, norway oslo police arrived at an island massacre about an hour and a half after a gunman first opened fire, slowed because they didnt have quick access to a helicopter and then couldnt find a boat to make. Ntsb report discloses ncl failures re ss norway boiler.
During the incident, the ss montblanc a ship from france fully loaded with wartime explosives collided with ss imo from norway. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Six crew members were killed and four were injured. The video posted to vimeo has proved highly popular, racking up well over, 000 views. Medics attend to an injured person at the scene of an explosion near government buildings on july 22, 2011 in oslo, norway.
The cruise ship ss norway had a boiler explosion while docked in the port of miami. This article needs additional citations for verification. A bomb has hit a government building in norways capital oslo killing at least two people, according to local reports. This is the ss france, last of the great oceangoing liners. Cnns susan candiotti says a boiler exploded on the s. This was the beginning of the end of the career of ss francenorway. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Free 4k stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more.
Ss norway experienced a fire caused by a faulty gasket on a lube oil feed. Not long after little norway 1 and little norway 2 was offloaded the ship in february 2005, some of her artwork, the builders plate and captains desk disappeared into mysterious places and have not resurfaced since. The norway was the first mega ship in 1980 when it began sailing after the refit from the ss france. The video was of a purported second explosion in downtown oslo. Ss norway boiler room explosion claims seven lives on the morning of sunday, may 25, 2003, passengers onboard the norwegian cruise lines ncl vessel, ss norway awoke to a loud boom, as the vessel returned from sevenday caribbean cruise to its homeport in miami, fla. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. This article contains a list of steam boiler explosions such as railway locomotive, marine transport military and civilian, and stationary power. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This movie shows the crossing of the ss norway after the boiler explosion. The national transportation safety board released its report on the 2003 boiler explosion on ss norway, which led to the deaths of eight crew members and took the ship out of service permanently. Imo subsequently was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. Video of norways largest quarry blast as 68 tonnes of. The report clearly describes that ncl was not efficient and in some ways were deficient in their boiler operation.
Photographs taken by wwi sailor show the halifax explosion daily. Ss norway s tug assisted atlantic crossing after boiler explosion duration. Episodes video clips contact us about terms and conditions privacy advertise. A steamboiler explosion aboard the 1,035foot ss norway claimed eight lives and injured 19 on may 25. Up next ss norways tug assisted atlantic crossing after boiler explosion duration. Norway experienced a boiler explosion while in miami that killed several crew members and injured. Xf60q1765 explosionprotected network camera is an axis q1765le. Ntsb report discloses ncl failures re ss norway boiler maintenance. Transcript for oslo explosion outside government building this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. The conversion of the ss norway marked the start of an new era for the cruise industry, as the previous ocean liner ss france was rebuilt to meet the increasing demand for specialized adventures. A few months later on may 23, 2005, norway bid bremerhaven, and in some way the world, farewell under tow to an unknown.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Officials examining steam engine in explosion on cruise ship the. On her maiden call to oslo, senior steward wesley samuels of jamaica, in the presence of king olav v, hoisted the united nations flag as a sign of. Ss norway boiler room explosion claims seven lives. The biggest ship explosion that i knew about was when the ss fort stikine exploded in bombay on the 14th of april 1944. One month later she was again sold, to haryana ship demolition pvt. Ss norway 78 sailing into le havre france sept 10 1996. Ntsb report on ss norway boiler explosion cruise addicts. An early morning explosion sunday in a boiler room aboard norwegian cruise lines ss norway has killed four crew members and injured at least 17 others, wire services are reporting.
Norwegian secondary aluminium plant eina shut for at least six months after explosion production will be offline at the eina secondary aluminium smelter in norway for at least six months following an explosion on friday november 17 at the facility owned by metallco as. Norwegian secondary aluminium plant eina shut for at least. Ss norway post boiler explosion question norwegian. This is a commemorative video produced to show the grand style of the last transatlantic cruise ship.
At the end of the video posted above, who are the group of men cleaning up in white suits and black armband. Video showed crew onboard with power and essential services still intact. Eight crew killed by steamboiler explosion aboard norway. A loud explosion has shattered windows at the government headquarters in oslo which includes the prime ministers office, injuring several people. Ss france was a compagnie generale transatlantique cgt, or french line ocean liner. Oslo hit by bomb explosion and youths shot at camp this article is more than 8 years old at least seven people are killed in bombing and 30 are feared shot at a political youth. Last passage to india for boat that has become an ecological wreck.
Ss norway may 25, 2003 cruise ship explosion norwegian. The 2011 norway attacks, referred to in norway as 22 july norwegian. The explosion is the largest production blast in norway to date. Explosion accident during mobile production of bulk explosives. In a 50footby90foot engine room in the bowels of the ss norway, investigators sift through a jigsaw puzzle of debris to solve the mystery of the boiler explosion that killed seven crew members the highest loss of life onboard a cruise ship operating from the united states in the past 10 years, federal officials say. Amazed that these services were still active without engines running. The ss norway was sold in april 2006 to bridgend shipping limited of monrovia, liberia, renamed ss blue lady in preparation for scrapping.
The families of the deceased and the injured seamen filed suits in a florida circuit court seeking damages for negligence and unseaworthiness under the jones act and for failure to provide maintenance and cure and unearned wages under the. Just viewed a video on youtube of my favorite ship and it was the ss norway being towed from miami after her unfortunate boiler explosion. The incident occurred while the ship was docked in the port of miami after having just completed a weeklong caribbean cruise. Norwegian police have carried out a controlled explosion of a bomblike device in central oslo and are holding a suspect in custody in an investigation led by security police. National transportation safety board says probe into explosion on cruise ship norway focuses on several possible causes, including condition. This is a historical account of the ss norways final cruises from 2001 to 2003 to her demise when she had the horrific boiler explosion that. Montblanc caught fire and was obliterated in a massive explosion that killed approximately 2,000 people and drove imo ashore. Ss norways tug assisted atlantic crossing after boiler.
This video was shot onboard during the cruise that concluded with the boiler room explosion that ended this wonderful liners life. Ss norway steam explosion railway preservation news. She was the first and only purposebuilt transatlantic ocean liner that was remodeled to be employed exclusively in luxury cruise service. Ebook download norwegian volunteers of the waffen ss get now. She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, crossing the atlantic in a record 4.
The scene after a bomb exploded in the center of oslo on friday reminded new yorker ian dutton of what he witnessed after the september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in. I have built many norway models in the past 15 years for crew who worked on her. Cruise ship explosion on ss norway norwegian cruise line at 0637 hours on may 25, 2003, the bahamasregistered passenger vessel ss norway, with 911 crew members and 2,5 passengers on board, suffered a boiler rupture in the aft boiler room. France was later purchased by norwegian cruise line ncl in 1979, renamed ss. The ss norway an important decision on crew claims in t. The cargo ship collided with montblanc france at halifax, nova scotia, canada. The ss norway was registered in oslo, given the call sign lita literally meaning small, and was rechristened on 14 april 1980, as the first superliner employed exclusively in cruise service. In may 2003, while the norway was docked in miami, an explosion rocked the. Photo andreas fadumall over press norwaygetty images.
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