An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway's coast

PBS ^ | August 30, 2024 | Rachel Treisman

[BipolarBob]

The following morning, once conditions improved, rescuers found a body beneath the capsized boat.

You have to time your jump from the boat carefully.

[Blogatron]

The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new land
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming

[Jim Noble]

[Jim Noble]

"She always made life look easy," Alejandra Dana and Grant McDaniel wrote

It isn't.

[noiseman]

Their “re-creation” was missing something…Oh yeah, a crew of actual Vikings. Just because we’re more technologically advanced doesn’t mean we’re automatically better at managing ancient technology. For example, we have no clue how to build a pyramid on the scale of the Egyptian pyramids.

“Institutional knowledge” makes a big difference.

[Carriage Hill]

“...a Viking replica ship capsized...”

Maybe that’s why all the Vikings are extinct?

[HartleyMBaldwin]

A tragic incident, but at least it saved some coastal town from being pillaged.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

[SunkenCiv]

...aims to preserve Viking culture and navigational skills for future generations...

[SunkenCiv]

lol

[blackdog]

Can I get a federal grant to study stupid researchers who obtain grants?

[MikelTackNailer]

The old guys should have drawn straws amongst each other.

[fso301]

She always made life look easy

Why am I thinking of those who reach through the fence to pet the lion?

[ArtDodger]

Shouldn’t have made that last stop at the Kon tiki bar before casting off! :/

[GaltAdonis]

1000 miles of open ocean in the North Atlantic is THIS thing.

Not me. No way,

https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/1100/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F41%2F4a560012448491138585b58fc9ca%2Fap24242515509957.jpg

[Drew68]

FWIW, I'm just about ready to wrap up Vikings: Valhalla on Neflix.

Turned out to be a pretty good show, even if it pales in comparison to the original series which was a spectacular show.

[discostu]

Plenty of Vikings sank too. The ocean is mean. And we can totally build a pyramid, the only challenge we’d have is getting the funding and permits. Outside of that it’s just moving rocks, we can move rocks real good.

[going hot]

Nothing wrong with a little pillaging, as long as one is the er, and not the ee.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

She sounds like an amazing young woman. How sad for her family and fiancé.

"Authorities believe a strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing, which they are viewing as a 'tragic accident' rather than a criminal matter"

Gee, ya think 16 foot waves were a natural event and not a criminal act? "Authorities" the world over are some of the stupidest people alive.