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Container ship almost hits house in Norway. Inhabitant was sleeping and only woke up when the neighbour came over to check if he was ok (www.nrk.no)
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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Helberg only discovered the unexpected visitor when a panicked neighbour who had rung his doorbell repeatedly to no avail gave up and called him on the phone.

“The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don’t like to open,” Helberg told television channel TV2.

Relatable

[–] jballs 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Helberg says he did not wake up when the ship hit land a few meters away from the house.

But we woke up to the neighbor loudly ringing the doorbell. He said: Haven't you seen the ship?

It was quite absurd. When I looked out the window, there was a huge ship's bow there, says Helberg.

Lol I love this guy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This seems like a Douglas Adams skit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Watching this interview it really does:

Interview with Johan Helberg by TV2 in Norway with English subtitles by Sky News

[–] verity_kindle 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Helberg, the hero of Trondheim. It's a warmish spring morning; how many of those do they get a year there? 20? Helberg is not gonna waste that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Saw this interview with him on Imgur just now; he’s so nonchalant:

Interview with Johan Helberg by TV2 in Norway with English subtitles by Sky News