KONG HARALD

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25th anniversary of KONG HARALD

KONG HARALD was the first ship of Hurtigruten's Nye skipene class. She is now celebrating her 25th anniversary. http://cruisedeck.de/25-jahre-kong-harald-de-nye-skipene-klasse/

Patrol boat assisted ferry after thruster malfunction

The "Kong Harald" suffered a damage of the stern thruster upon arriving at Kirkenes on June 2, 2017, at 9.30 a.m. The "Farm" of the Norwegian Coastguard assisted the ferry when it came to the dock. The ship sailed again at 3.15 p.m., bound to Honningsvåg where it arrived on June 3 at 6.20 a.m. Photos: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBY3oXHXYAE2ExK.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBY3oS8XYAAkEov.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBY3obLXkAAXnAi.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBY3ouPXgAATlkA.jpg

Coastguard assisted disabled Hurtigruten-ferry

On Dec 9, 2016, the Norwegian JRCC sent the "Barentshav" of the Coastguard to assist the "Kong Harald" which had suffered a power loss around 1 a.m. The ship, which had sailed from Kirkenes on Dec 8 at 12.30 p.m., was north of Nordkinn when there was a technical problem with one of its engines. Due to the bad weather with strong storm the master decided to notify the JRCC, which also put a Sea King rescue helicopter from Bristow in Hammerfest on standby in case it became necessary to evacuate passengers. The "Barentshav" escorted the ferry towards Honningsvåg. Now the "Kong Harald" was in the lee of the wind, but it was decided she would proceed directly to Tromsø.Both the hurtigruten ferries "Kong Harald" and "Spitsbergen" cancelled calls at the coast of Finnmark because of the storm.