It was 'almost too late' for drifting ship as Smit urged Norway to act

Norway would have been "very lucky" to avoid a hard grounding and break-up of a drifting Dutch multipurpose ship if authorities had stuck to their original plans, sources close to the salvage operation told TradeWinds.

Officials had wanted to wait overnight on Wednesday to put salvors on the vessel. But a source close to the operation said Smit Salvage was advising urgent action during daylight hours that day amid relatively favourable weather.