PETTER DASS

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Ferry disabled off Sandnessjøen

On Oct 19, 2018, the "Petter Dass" suffered engine trouble and had to be towed to the port of Sandnessjøen by the tug "Boa Balder". Due to the technical problems she had to cancel the scheduled trips on the route Søvik-Herøy-forbindelsen as of 1.45 p.m. The ferry "Alsten" was inserted as a replacement ferry at 4.30 p.m. Travelers to Herøy were diverted onto the ferry "Tenna". Norwegian report with photo: https://www.hblad.no/nyheter/ferge/samferdsel/bilferga-petter-dass-matte-slepes-i-land/s/5-23-109450

Ferry slammed into breakwater

The "Petter Dass" ran aground at Nesvik on June 16, 2016, at 9.07 a.m. The Hjelmeland ferry hit the breakwater at the ferry quay. There were no passengers or vehicles on board when it happened. In the afternoon the ferry "Stallovarre" thrown was sent from Stavanger to Jøsenfjorden as a replacement ferry, supported by the "Hjelmeland" at 4 p.m. The cause of the grounding was being investigated. The "Petter Dass" was sent to the Rosenberg Yard in Stavanger/Hundevag, where she was docked around 7 p.m. Norwegian report with photo: http://www.aftenbladet.no/trafikk/Ferje-grunnstotte-pa-Nesvik-3945552.html http://strandbuen.no/nyheter/ferje-traff-molo/19.10861

Technical trouble in Tau approach

The "Petter Dass" suffered technical trouble off the ferry docks at Tau in the morning of Nov 3, 2015, and it appeared that the ferry had run aground. But the regional manager of Norled informed that the ferry was not in contact with land but had suffered a technical failure which meant that she lost engine power for a while. in the entrance to the Tau port. The ferry "Rygerprins" assisted the disabled ferry which has docked at the ferry terminal in Stavanger in the foremidday. Norwegian report with photos: http://www.aftenbladet.no/trafikk/Tau-ferja-fikk-problemer-3801769.html