You’ve probably heard the old saying, ‘Waiting for one's ship to come in.’ Well, the wait is over for a Norwegian man. He awoke Thursday morning to find a huge cargo ship outside his window. The man must be a heavy sleeper because he didn't hear it run aground.
Here’s a video plus several pics of the visiting vessel. (WATCH)
A man in Norway awoke early Thursday to discover a 443-foot container ship had run aground a stone’s throw from his fjord-side house — and he had slept through the commotion. https://t.co/SM74wuDJxz pic.twitter.com/qpooNESLd4
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 23, 2025
Norwegian man woke up to find a grounded cargo ship right outside his home https://t.co/36XVciFQtf pic.twitter.com/zQ12G6p7dE
— New York Post (@nypost) May 23, 2025
unbelievable! A huge cargo ship stranded outside the city of Trondheim today, only a few meters from a house where people slept pic.twitter.com/UvhOhtxdB5
— Jørgen Dalen (@JorgenDalen) May 22, 2025
«NCL Salten» with Temu delivery yesterday in Trondheimsfjorden, Norway. 🏁🎯🎁#Temu #Norway #China #Seamen #Navigaton #OOTT #Mastermariner #Ship #photooftheday #weekendvibes #photo #shopping #shipping pic.twitter.com/Ar6DCRQzTa
— Shippinginvestor 💵 (@ShipandOil) May 23, 2025
That’s pretty incredible!
Commenters had their jokes and observations ready.
There a Norwegian Wood joke here… I just know it.
— The Failing NY Times (@FormerNewspaper) May 23, 2025
Beatles fault. Capt. probably heard Norwegian wood, was really good.
— Hatman7 (@Hatman19225538) May 23, 2025
‘I once had a ship, or should I say she once had me?’
Here are some more.
"It followed me home. Can I keep it?"
— Richard DeCamp (@richdecamp) May 23, 2025
Finders keepers?
— Morgan (@RennyG1103) May 23, 2025
Salvage rights.
— Danny Anderson (aka: Abuelo de la Spoopy) (@danander11) May 24, 2025
These Amazon Prime deliveries are getting ridiculous
— name cannot be blank (@calebisntfunny) May 23, 2025
What the hell did he order?
— Jason (@AncientArgonaut) May 23, 2025
He should charge them a docking fee.
— Venus Infers (@gypsyluc) May 23, 2025
Now he has a "no parking" sign.
— 🔻 Thomas Fritz 🔻 (@ThomasF17739689) May 23, 2025
How crazy to wake up with that
— Eddy (@EddyMetaX) May 23, 2025
In other news, a Norwegian man has earned the title of the soundest sleeper in the world.
— slimjim (@slimjim33_33) May 23, 2025
He should. We wonder what his secret is?
Join the Conversation
VIP members get the ability to comment on articles.