Hustadvika

Storm in the Hustadvika

The Hustadvika is a 10 nautical miles (19 km) long stretch of the Norwegian coast in front of the municipality of Hustadvika in Romsdal , which has taken its name. The ship route between Molde and Kristiansund runs through the Hustadvika. The area is shallow and has numerous islets and reefs . The Hustadvika includes the waters off Bud and Bjørnsund in the southwest and Hustad and Kvitholmen in the northeast.

Numerous ship accidents have occurred in the Hustadvika, one of the most dangerous stretches of the Norwegian coast .

In 2019, the cruise ship Viking Sky and the cargo ship Hagland Captain had to be evacuated or rescued with tugs due to machine damage and stormy seas.

Individual evidence

^ Store Norske Leksikon : Hustadvika ( Norwegian ) . Accessed February 21, 2011.

↑ Averøy kommune: The Kvernes Area ( English ) Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved on February 21, 2011: "... Hustadvika, the most dangerous part of the coast here ..."

↑ Halvor H. Byfuglien, Oliver Orskaug: Reis hit for å slukke kjærlighetssorgen ( Norwegian ) Dagbladet . November 17, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved on February 21, 2011: "Hustadvika [...] Det er et av de stedene i Norge hvor det oftest er skipsforlis [...]"

↑ Cruise ship in distress off Norway . In: tagesschau.de . ARD. March 23, 2019. Accessed March 24, 2019.

↑ Cruise ship with 1,300 passengers in distress during a violent storm - video shows the situation on board . In: op-online.de . March 23, 2019. Accessed March 24, 2019.

63.046934 6.90393Coordinates: 63 ° 2 ′ 49 ″ N , 6 ° 54 ′ 14 ″ E

[snl-1] Store Norske Leksikon : Hustadvika ( Norwegian ) . Accessed February 21, 2011.

[2] Averøy kommune: The Kvernes Area ( English ) Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved on February 21, 2011: "... Hustadvika, the most dangerous part of the coast here ..."

[3] Halvor H. Byfuglien, Oliver Orskaug: Reis hit for å slukke kjærlighetssorgen ( Norwegian ) Dagbladet . November 17, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved on February 21, 2011: "Hustadvika [...] Det er et av de stedene i Norge hvor det oftest er skipsforlis [...]"

[4] Cruise ship in distress off Norway . In: tagesschau.de . ARD. March 23, 2019. Accessed March 24, 2019.

[5] Cruise ship with 1,300 passengers in distress during a violent storm - video shows the situation on board . In: op-online.de . March 23, 2019. Accessed March 24, 2019.