The battleship Helge Ingstad sparked when it collided with the bow of the Sola TS oil tank in the accident investigation video published by the Norwegian authorities.

Video taken from a camcorder on the Sola TS tanker flying the Malta flag was announced by the Norwegian Accident Investigation Commission (AIBN) on November 8, exactly one year after the collision that caused the main missile defense ship HNoMS Helge Ingstad The water is badly damaged and sunk. This is part of an investigation report conducted by AIBN with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and the Malta authorities.

In the video, the guard ship HNoMS Helge Ingstad moves the bow of the oil tank Sola TS. The Norwegian battleship then bumped into the bow of the tanker, creating sparks and black smoke.

The accident occurred at 4 am on November 8, 2018, when a key Norwegian guard ship was returning to port after NATO's Trident Juncture 18 exercise. Seven people on the Norwegian warship were injured, while 24 crew members Sola TS were not in danger.

Unnamed sources claimed the tanker Sola TS and the local vehicle traffic control center (VTS) had repeatedly issued radio alerts before the collision, but HNoMS Helge Ingstad did not act. dynamic bypass.

The sharp jab made Helge Ingstad almost torn up with a tear about 45 m long and 8 m wide, sinking into a narrow bay off the coast of Norway after unsuccessful rescue efforts. The ship was salvaged and brought ashore early March this year.

The Norwegian Ministry of Defense in May said the cost to repair the ship was about $ 1.4 billion, nearly three times the cost of building a similar battleship. This led Oslo to decide to eliminate and eliminate HNoMS Helge Ingstad to save money.