Noreq solved safety problems and helped a Greek cruise ship to continue its voyage |
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| The cruise ship “Thomson Spirit” experienced problems after colliding with another cruise ship on the Geirangerfjord. |
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| On Tuesday 7 August, the cruise ship «Thomson Spirit» collided with another cruise ship - «Ocean Majesty» - on the Geirangerfjord in Norway. A lifeboat and the davit for a tender vessel were damaged. This resulted in «Ocean Majesty» being refused permission to continue its cruise until a satisfactory solution was found. None of the passengers or crew was injured |
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 | | A satisfied Theodore Kontes of the shipping company Majestic International Cruises, who was very pleased that the cruise could continue to Iceland. |
Noreq AS, a Norwegian manufacturer and equipment supplier from Husnes, saved the day for the Greek shipping company. A temporary solution was found in record time, and the ship was allowed to continue its voyage to Iceland. The solution consisted, among other things, of installing a new life-raft davit, thus ensuring the necessary safety until the shipping company is able to repair or replace the damaged lifeboat and davits.
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Theodore Kontes from the shipping company Majestic International Cruises had the following comment:
“Fortunately, we quickly received help from Noreq in a deadlocked situation. Every extra day without passengers means major financial losses for us.”
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| «Ocean Majesty» is 135 metres long and has a registered deadweight of 10,417 tonnes. The vessels, which can accommodate 621 passengers, has a crew of 235 |
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 | | Noreq’s davit played an important part in solving the cruise ship’s problems. |
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