Extreme weather Gyda: The Norwegian Maritime Directorate warns

Check weather forecasts and pay attention to strong winds and high waves, encourages the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.

Extreme weather Gyda began on Wednesday night to create trouble for both seafarers and those who live and stay along the coast or crosses mountain passes.

The Norwegian Maritime Directorate points out that the weather conditions make it extra important to think about safety for both vessels, seafarers and passengers.

Securing cargo, consideration for passengers and crew, and technical assessments for safe operation in extreme weather are important, it is pointed out.

– Make necessary risk assessments before sailing, and think safety, writes the directorate.

Ferry stop

Several ferries across the Vestfjord were canceled on Wednesday. According to the weather service portwind.no , gusts of over 40 meters per second have been measured in Stamsund in Lofoten. Both southbound and northbound Hurtigruten will remain at the quay in Trondheim indefinitely, Adresseavisen reports.

A small to full storm has been announced in a number of places from Stad to Nordland. Beyond Wednesday, the highest waves will hit further south, outside Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag. They can be about 9 meters high.

You can follow the wave forecast from Barentswatch .

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Wave forecast from Barentswatch. Significant wave height can reach over 12 meters at Stad on Thursday. Smaller vessels are moored in Måløy and Ålesund and are waiting for better weather. Illustration: Yr.no

Due

Night to Wednesday, the hybrid expedition ship MS Fridtjof Nansen ran aground and got a hole in the hull. There was a strong wind with up to 70 knots in the gusts. The ground contact took place south of Gangsøya in Måløy, in Nordfjord.

The ship went on for its own machine to Trollebø harbor on Måløy.

Press officer Øystein Knoph in Hurtigruten Expeditions says to NRK that no injuries have been reported among passengers or crew and that the atmosphere on board is good. He says that the ship grounded at 03:17 last night and was damaged. The extent is not yet known.

There were 398 people on board the ship, of which 233 guests. MS Fridtjof Nansen was on its way to Flåm.

MS Fridtjof Nansen and the sister ship MS Roald Amundsen both have room for 530 passengers and normally a crew of 143.

MS Fridtjof Nansen has room for 530 passengers and is 140 meters long, 23.6 meters wide. It goes 5.3 meters deep. Photo: Wiki Commons

Expect many injuries

The insurance companies expect many damages in connection with the extreme weather Gyda. Major damage is feared along the entire coast, including in Møre og Romsdal, according to NTB.

Western Norway, Central Norway and Northern Norway are affected by precipitation, mild weather and strong winds, which leads to melting snow and a very high risk of all kinds of landslides, writes NTB.

– This is an extreme situation that occurs very rarely, which requires close follow-up and can lead to major damage, emphasizes the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE).

On Wednesday afternoon, not too many major damages were reported, neither on private properties, power and communication networks or other important infrastructure.

Fear ice plug

Statkraft is preparing for a lot of precipitation and is running full production in the Trollheim power plant to create space in the dams. They estimate that the river Surna in Surnadal will have a water flow of approx. 300-350 cubic meters per second during Thursday.

– It will probably withstand it, but it is very good if it does not get bigger, says production manager in the central region, Kåre Hønsi to NRK

. In November, Surna reached 510 cubic meters per second, but now there is ice in the upper part of the river that can form ice plugs. .

Worse

The meteorologist expects that the worst weather with even greater rainfall from Western Norway and north will not hit until Thursday. There is a red level of danger with warnings of landslides, avalanche danger and extremely heavy rainfall in large parts of southern and central Norway. In the mountain areas there is a great danger of avalanches.

According to state meteorologist Martin Granerud, there are no major changes in the record number of warnings sent out on Wednesday afternoon, except that some have been extended. This applies to the warnings of strong gusts, which will last until Friday. These throws hit particularly hard on large, loose objects.

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