Heavy seas and monster wave washed the deck cargo from general cargo ship Kristian With south off Hidra in the Flekkefjord, Norway. The vessel was en route from Molde to Oslofjord, when was hit by giant waves, big swell and strong winds. The deck cargo on board of the general cargo ship Kristian was luxury 46-foot yacht, which was thrown by the waves into the sea and was adrifted to the rocks of fjord near Egersund. The drifting yacht grounded in the rocks and suffered damages of the hull, started getting water ingress and later sank. The ship also suffered damages of the lashings and railings, but headed to port of Larvik to save from the storm.

The crew reported about the accident immediately and the insurance company dispatched towing tug to assist with salvages of the yacht. Unfortunately the waves and currents were too strong and salvage failed. The yacht from Princess type with price estimated to over 1 million NOK, which should be covered by insurer. During the accident there were no injures people and no water pollution. The authorities and insurer started investigation for the cause of the accident.

The general cargo ship Kristian With (IMO: 9375898) has overall length of 90.00 m, moulded beam of 14.00 m and maximum draft of 5.00 m. The deadweight of the vessel is 3,017 DWT and the gross tonnage os 2,638 GRT. The ship was built in 2007 by Slovenske Lodenice in Slovakia and managed by Norwegian company Ulvan Personal.