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Container ship almost hits house in Norway. Inhabitant was sleeping and only woke up when the neighbour came over to check if he was ok (www.nrk.no)
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[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 34 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I found a source in English: https://witness.co.za/news/2025/05/22/norway-cabin-owner-snoozes-as-cargo-ship-runs-aground-outside/

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Helberg only discovered the unexpected visitor when a panicked neighbour who had rung his doorbell repeatedly to no avail gave up and called him on the phone.

“The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don’t like to open,” Helberg told television channel TV2.

Relatable

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 26 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Helberg says he did not wake up when the ship hit land a few meters away from the house.

But we woke up to the neighbor loudly ringing the doorbell. He said: Haven't you seen the ship?

It was quite absurd. When I looked out the window, there was a huge ship's bow there, says Helberg.

Lol I love this guy

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

This seems like a Douglas Adams skit

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