Norwegian cargo ship runs aground metres from man’s front door

A Norwegian man awoke to find a massive cargo ship had run aground just metres from his front door along the Trondheim Fjord’s coast in Norway. SEE THE PICTURES

A Norwegian man awoke to find that a cargo ship had run aground and narrowly missed crashing into his home along the Trondheim Fjord’s coast.

Johan Helberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he’d slept through the whole thing and only woke up when a neighbor started ringing his doorbell about 6am local time.

Images show the 135-meter-long ship’s red and green bow just metres from Mr Helberg’s house.

He told NRK the only damage was to a heating pump’s wire.

The cargo ship was just metres from Mr Helberg’s home on the Trondheim Fjord coast in Norway. Picture: Jan Langhaug / NTB / AFP

Authorities say they received reports that the NCL Salten had run aground shortly before 6am Thursday (local time) and no injuries or oil spills were reported.

Police are investigating whether a crew member responsible for steering the ship fell asleep.

Shipping company NCL said in a statement it was aware of police statements saying they had one suspect.

Johan Helberg outside his home with the enormous container ship NCL Salten just metres away. Picture: Jan Langhaug / NTB / AFP

Johan Helberg stands next to his house with the container ship NCL Salten in the background. Picture: Jan Langhaug / NTB / AFP

Locals flocked to the Fjord to see the giant cargo ship and watch authorities attempt to refloat the vessel.

The company said it was cooperating with the investigation.

A police spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment.

Locals flocked to the scene to see the ship metres from Mr Helberg’s home. Picture: Jan Langhaug / NTB / AFP

Mr Helberg slept through the whole event only realising what had happened when a neighbour knocked on his door. Picture: Jan Langhaug / NTB / AFP

Originally published as Norwegian cargo ship runs aground metres from man’s front door