A mudslide crossed into a fjord arm between Tjeldsund municipality in Troms and Lødingen municipality in Nordland on March 6, according to multiple reports. The mudslide affected Holmøy Havbruk, which operates salmon farming in three pens in Fiskerfjorden, causing acute high mortality at the facility where 9,300 salmon lost their lives. The company believes that freshwater or turbid water led to acute poisoning for the salmon that were lost.
The cause of the mudslide remains unknown. In a separate incident, a small passenger boat with guests from the coastal route ship Havila Polaris experienced an engine failure in Raftsundet in Nordland in the afternoon. The Main Rescue Centre is assisting with a rescue boat to transport the passengers safely onward.
The situation is under control. The specific technical problems that caused the engine failure have not been disclosed. Meanwhile, a party bus caught fire in a tunnel on E6 in Sørfold in the night to Friday, March 27.
The driver, a young man in his 20s, is charged with driving a bus that was not in a safe condition, and he did not have a valid driver's license to drive a bus, with his passenger car license seized. The investigation is still ongoing, and some interrogations remain, with police not ruling out additional charges beyond driving an unsafe vehicle. Police are investigating whether the bus was insured, and if so, what type of insurance it had, but it is too early to say who will be financially responsible for the damage.
The cause of the fire is unknown, and there are no other suspects in the case as of today.