MS Sleipner, 26 November 1999 — Norway’s worst night at sea. A brand-new high-speed ferry struck Store Bloksen off Haugesund at full speed. The grounding was survivable — but the emergency power flooded, the life rafts never opened, and the life jackets wouldn’t hold. 16 of 85 never made it home. The youngest was ten. This is the Sleipner disaster, and why every safety rule on a Norwegian ferry was rewritten after that night. ????️ #sleipner #northsea #truestory #norge #blackbox
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