Bulk carrier blackout, drift towards shore, Norway UPDATE CORRECTION

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UPDATE: Distressed ship is general cargo ship with 6 crew on board. The ship is understood to be taken on tow.

Cargo ship suffered a blackout in severe storm conditions off Norway, and started to drifted towards the shore. The ship reported later, that problem was fixed, power restored, and she’s under way, moving away from coast. Ship’s name wasn’t revealed, but she’s identified by ship’s tracks in the area, awaiting ID confirmation, updates.
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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.