On behalf of the Norwegian Coastal Administration shall company Ramboll contribute to ensure slope that it torpedoed the boat lies at 150 meters below sea level.
The work starts in May and should be completed during June.
– the submarine has split into two. The bow is in an unstable slope at risk of race when the Coastal Administration will later be safe wreck. First part of the hedge is posting a support filling in front of the slope. We have skilled contractors who perform the job, said Tom Øyvind Jahren from Ramboll NRK.
submarine SHIPWRECK: Once the German U -864 hit the seabed in 1945, it became an environmental threat to the ocean at Hordaland Coast. The entire crew of 73 man died in the accident.
Full of mercury
the sunken vessel is loaded with 1857 mercury containers and pose a great threat to the marine environment.
– Ramboll shall see to it that we and the other companies are doing their job properly, and ensure that environmental monitoring goes correctly says project manager Hans Petter Morten Holm NCA to BA.
As soon as the German submarine U-864 hit the seabed in 1945, it became an environmental threat to the ocean at Hordaland Coast. The entire crew of 73 man died in the accident.
Some fifty German submarines went down off the Norwegian coast during World War II, but U-864 had by far the most hazardous cargo.
the consequences of doing nothing with the wreck is that 67 tons of mercury can be dispersed into the sea and entering the food chain.
MONITOR: The German submarine U-864 was discovered outside Fedje Nordhordland in 2003. “Skandi Skolten” that monitors casualty. Photo: Christian Kråkenes / NRK
Fish prohibition
the submarine was discovered off the island Fedje in 2003. Loaded with mercury containers, and on unstable ground, constitutes a major threat to the marine environment around.
A 30,000-square-foot area around the wreckage contaminated by heavy metals.
in 2006 NCA down fishing and traffic in this area over submarine.
There have been major discussions as to whether the boat is to be raised or covered, and yet has not reached a final conclusion.
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