Man charged over cargo ship that crashed into front garden

The individual charged was the officer on watch at the time of the incident,

Kjetil Bruland Sorensen, the prosecutor in charge of the case in Trondelag police district, said in a statement

It's a very bulky new neighbor, but it will soon go away,

he quipped

The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don't like to open,

Helberg told television channel TV2.

If the ship had hit the rocky cliff right next to it, it would have lifted up and hit the house hard,

he told TV2.

Police have received information from others who were on board that he was asleep,

police official Kjetil Bruland Sorensen told NTB

Only one person was on the bridge at the time. He was steering the vessel, but didn't change course when entering the Trondheim fjord as he should have,

the news agency NTB reported

We are also conducting internal inquiries but prefer not to speculate further,

it added

We are grateful that no one was injured in connection with yesterday’s grounding, and that everyone is safe — both on land where the ship grounded and on board,

it said

We are currently assessing the damage to the ship and have initiated an internal investigation into the root causes of the incident,

Hetland said

This remains an ongoing rescue operation, and our highest priority is to ensure a safe and secure salvage operation,

Hetland said

Five metres further south and it would have entered the bedroom. I didn't hear anything."

Speaking to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, he added

At present time, we do not know what caused the incident and are awaiting the conclusion of the ongoing investigation by the relevant authorities,

Hetland said in a statement

He was lying asleep and surprised he had a visitor,

Jørgensen told TV2.

I looked out the window and saw a boat heading straight for shore,

he told NRK

We woke up to the neighbour loudly ringing the doorbell. He said, ‘haven't you seen the ship?’

Mr Helberg said

I am very excited to see how they are going to get this ship off, it will probably require a lot of effort,

he said

I was sure that he was already outside, but no, there was no sign of life. I rang the doorbell many times and nothing... And it was only when I called him on the phone that I managed to contact him,

Mr Jorgensen told TV2.

I went to the window and was quite astonished to see a big ship,

Helberg told the Guardian

There is one person on board the boat who has been identified as a suspect.”

Per Christian Stokke, a spokesperson for Trøndelag police district, told NRK

Normally ships turn left or right into the fjord. But this went straight ahead,

Helberg, who has lived in the house for 25 years, added