Amid their investigation of the Norwegian frigate KMN Helge Ingstad, which sank after NATO drills while formally under the alliance’s command, experts have warned that the vessel’s four sister ships in the Norwegian navy all suffer from the same defects and want answers from the Spanish shipyard that built them.
An interim report presented by the investigation committee looking into the circumstances of the KMN Helge Ingstad’s collision with a tanker on November 8 includes several ‘safety-critical’ findings, Norwegian national broadcaster NRK reported.