Norwegian frigate could sink after being rammed in harbor

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A Norwegian navy frigate carrying a crew of 137 was rammed by a tanker while in a harbor on the country's west coast today, tearing a large hole in its side, the military said.Eight people on the KNM Helge Ingstad were slightly injured in the 4 a.m. accident in Sture, north of Bergen, said Rear Adm. Nils Andreas Stensoenes, the head of Norway's navy.The crew was evacuated amid fears the vessel would sink. The ship was "strongly listing," Stensoenes said at a news conference this afternoon. The frigate was lying in the water almost on its side with its stern under the water.The Maltese-flagged tanker, Sola TS, was not damaged, and its 23-man crew remained on board. The shipping site Sysla reported that the tanker was loaded with crude oil and had been on its way to Britain.Stensoenes said the cause of the accident was not clear and the navy would wait for the findings of Norway's Accident Investigation Board.