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Noah's Ark Crashes Into Coast Guard Vessel (Norway; 2016)

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No animals were hurt.

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A 230-foot long replica of Noah’s Ark collided with a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel as it arrived in Oslo, Norway on Friday, causing damage to both ships.

Media says the wooden replica, built by a Dutch carpenter Johan Huibers after he dreamed of a flood in his home town, was being towed into Oslo harbor when it somehow lost control and crashed into the moored patrol vessel Nornen.

Watching the video its hard to tell exactly what happened, but photos posted by Norwegian media show a big hole in the side of the Ark’s wooden hull.

The Ark is now owned by the Ark of Noah Foundation, which was planning on bringing the educational vessel across the Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games this summer.

Media reports said there were no animals on board when the collision occurred.
 
Collision between vessels, and one of them a coast guard ship? I'd have posted that on the Lone Coastguard thread.
But what do I know, eh? :huh:

But I think it'll be a long wait for another Ark v. CG Ship story! :p

(PS: that story was in the i today.)
 
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This June 2016 New York Times article about the Oslo accident provides additional background information about the ark replica and its history.

The Dutch man who built this replica actually built two of them - the first at half-scale and the second full-sized (according to his interpretation of the dimensional specifications in Genesis). The Oslo accident involved the first / half-sized replica.
Replica of Noah’s Ark Is Damaged in Oslo Harbor Collision
June 10, 2016

As maritime fender-benders go, this one couldn’t help attracting attention: Noah’s ark crashed into a Norwegian Coast Guard patrol boat in the Port of Oslo on Friday morning.

It was not, of course, the actual ark, but one of two reconstructions that a Dutch carpenter named Johan Huibers painstakingly built over seven years, based on the biblical description. More than a million people have visited the replicas to see domesticated animals like llamas, ponies and rabbits, and to hear, as Mr. Huibers intended, a message of God’s love.

The smaller of the arks was being towed on Friday when the crew lost control, which led to the collision. No animals were on board and no one was injured, but the ark’s wooden cladding was damaged. ...

But the accident was no laughing matter for Mr. Huibers or for Aad Peters, a Dutch puppeteer, television producer and philanthropist who bought the smaller ark in 2010. Mr. Peters has taken it for visits to towns across the Netherlands, and was preparing to do the same in Norway when the collision occurred. ...

The smaller ark was the first one he built, between 2005 and 2007, Mr. Huibers said, which helped prepare him to tackle the second one at a more biblical scale — about 410 feet long, 95 feet wide and 75 feet tall. The bigger one has five decks and can accommodate 5,000 people at a time; it moved to Rotterdam earlier this year from its previous mooring in the Dutch port of Dordrecht. Both arks are built on steel barges, and neither has an engine; they must be towed wherever they go.

An American charity, the Ark of Noah Foundation, based in Pasadena, Calif., was established to take charge of the larger ark, which it hopes to take to Rio de Janeiro in time for the Paralympic Games in September. ...
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FULL STORY: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/...-ark-is-damaged-in-oslo-harbor-collision.html
 
As of December 2018 the full-sized ark replica was still docked in the Netherlands and had closed to visitors. At that time towing the replica to Israel was being proposed. This December 2018 Israeli news article provides additional background and update information.
Life-sized Noah’s Ark replica could set sail to Israel

A beloved Bible tale, Noah’s Ark, has inspired the imagination of many. But one man took inspiration to a whole new level, building a life-sized replica of the biblical ship that he hopes to sail all the way to Israel.

Johan Huibers, a devout Christian from the Netherlands, has been fascinated by all things related to water from a young age. In his early 30s he dreamed that his province in the low-lying country was completely flooded and decided to take action. The result was the ark described in the Book of Genesis.

At first the building constructor and carpenter built an ark designed to fit into the Netherlands’ many canals. “I wanted to spread God’s word in the Netherlands,” he recently told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “Everyone asked me: Why is it only half the size of the one in the Bible? So I sold the smaller one and built a life-sized one too.” ...

The life-sized ark took four years, seven people and nearly $5 million to build and was completed in 2013. Docked in the Netherlands, it has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors aboard over the years. ...

The pinewood ship is 95 feet wide, 410 feet long and 75 feet tall, and can hold more than 5,000 people on its five decks. It is currently closed to visitors because of disagreements with the local municipality, but it used to house a petting zoo and life-sized animal figures to give a sense of the biblical experience. ...

The only catch is that the boat doesn’t have a motor and needs to be tugged in order to sail anywhere, which is a very expensive venture. At the top of Huibers’ destination list is Israel. ...
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FULL STORY: https://www.israel21c.org/life-sized-noahs-ark-replica-could-set-sail-to-israel/
 
It's going Noahwhere.

A giant replica of Noah's Ark has been deemed unseaworthy and detained where it is docked.

The 70m-long (230ft) ship, which has been transformed into a floating museum, arrived in Ipswich in 2019.

In response to a Freedom of Information request made by the East Anglian Daily Times, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the vessel was not safe to leave due to "deficiencies".

The BBC has approached the ship's owner for comment.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-57363750
 
ramonmercado said:
It's going Noahwhere.

A giant replica of Noah's Ark has been deemed unseaworthy and detained where it is docked.

The 70m-long (230ft) ship, which has been transformed into a floating museum, arrived in Ipswich in 2019.

In response to a Freedom of Information request made by the East Anglian Daily Times, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the vessel was not safe to leave due to "deficiencies".

The BBC has approached the ship's owner for comment.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-57363750
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Seaworthy at last.

A giant replica of Noah's Ark detained after it was deemed unseaworthy has left a town after 20 months.

The 70m-long (230ft) ship, which was transformed into a floating museum, arrived in Ipswich in 2019. It was only meant to stay for three months but it remained at the Suffolk waterfront under maritime laws when "deficiencies" were found. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the boat was allowed to leave as the issues had been resolved.

Evelyn Voaden, deputy harbourmaster at Ipswich, said two tugs, a work boat and a sea tug were all deployed to help it leave.

The ship was bought for €3m (£2.6m) in 2010 by Dutch TV and theatre producer Aad Peters, who said he wanted to create a "talking point" for people from all backgrounds.


https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-57673413
 
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It does look amazing, I think.
 
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