On Saturday 16 November 2013, Britannia Seaways caught fire in the North Sea, trapping 32 crew on board.

Helicopters sent from Norway were unable to take the crew off the ship due to bad weather conditions.

The fire caught alight in a container on one of the upper decks, and was extinguished 13 hours after it broke out.

The ship was carrying military equipment to Norway for a military exercise and reached Bergen a few days later.

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