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Wreck of the M/S Norfrost
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Petra und Jake
May 11, 2022
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On November 26th, 1967, the Norwegian reefer ship M/S NORFROST (LMUG) caught fire after an explosion in the engine room outside of Varhøug near Jæren and drifted ashore in the port of Madland. It was on the way from Hammerfest to Helsingborg with frozen fish. Later storms led to the total destruction of the wreck. Only the bug is still partially visible.
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•Sven
August 16, 2022
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In November 1967 M/S Norfrost was sailing from Hammerfest to Helsingborg with frozen fish in the holds. After an explosion in the hold, she caught fire on November 26, 1967, drifted ashore and stranded there. The wreck was later destroyed in storms, the bow is still partially visible. The Norfrost was built in 1936 at the Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG shipyard. Weser - Deschimag, Bremen, was 50 m long, 8 m wide and had a draft of 3.8 m. The maximum speed of the ship was 12 knots.
Norbert
July 11, 2022
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You can only get to the wreck parts by balancing over the stones.
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Elevation 50 m