Nordlys Retrofit

In September 2011 during a dry-dock period for three weeks, we replaced the old NordControl System onboard.

Vessel Information
Built: 1993
Owner: Hurtigruten AS

“15th of September 2011, an engine room fire broke out on Hurtigruten’s MS NORDLYS off the coast of Norway. The ship was carrying 262 people and many were taken off in lifeboats before the ship arrived in Ålesund, some 230 miles north-west of Oslo. Two crew members have died and at least 16 people were reportedly injured as the blaze forced rescuers to evacuate more than 200 passengers from the NORDLYS”

After the fire, Høglund got the contract for the entire rebuilt of the Automation System onboard. We replaced the old damaged NordControl System onboard with the Høglund system.

The existing MaK-cabinets where damaged, so we also got the contract for a new Main Engine Control systems. We replaced the MaK-cabinets, which contained the Engine Safety System, RPM-Switch and the Pleiger Controllers.

Høglund has delivered following solutions:

Integrated Automation System (IAS) & Control-system
Power Management System (PMS)
Clutch Control System
HVAC System, with control off all ventilation fans and heating/cooling
Safety System for the MaK main engines & Gear
Safety Systems for the Bergen Aux Engines
Energy Management System
AC Compressor & Cargo Compressor, Control System
GMR Playback Recorder, with 5 months recording of every signal every second
Remote access, for remote service and support

In addition, we had to do some modifications in the main switchboard, where we installed Deif, GPU’s and FAS units for remote synchronization of generator and tie-breakers.