The plan was to head west towards Scotland north of Haugesund. An attempt was made to ground the frigate, but it sank and lay in shallow water until it was raised on 27 February Eight people on board the frigate were injured in the accident, none of them seriously. It had people on board, eight of whom were slightly injured. Later this was corrected to mean that it was on its way to Dundee in Scotland. The frigate notified the traffic center in the usual way when it approached the waters, and this cleared Helge Ingstad into the area.
The vectors would show the calculated collision point. The frigate cost around NOK 3. In , it was accounted for at NOK 1. It is metres ft 3 in long, and had 24 people on board during the accident. The ship was heading north, and had set out from Stureterminalen 20 minutes before it collided with the frigate.
It was loaded with , barrels of crude oil. The tugboat Tenax escorted the tanker at the stern. In contrast to Helge Ingstad , Sola TS only suffered minor damage to the bow after the collision and was never in danger of sinking. According to the Attorney General, the overall behavior of Helge Ingstad ' s bridge crew was negligent. Nor did Helge Ingstad react to this. They did not comply, and the collision occurred. The mate of Vestbris saw no light on the frigate.
The tanker suffered damage in the bow. It was given a hole of 90 by 60 centimeters 35 by 24 in in the plates on the impacted side, at the level of the anchor block. The bulkhead lining on the starboard side of the bow was bent in several places, the anchor cleat was pushed in and had a hole in the upper part.
The windlass went out of service and the hydraulic motor was most likely damaged. The anchor cleats on Sola TS are designed as large "horns" that extend well beyond the ship's side, so that the anchor will not come into conflict with the underwater bulb in the bow. The damage opened several watertight sections to the sea.
