Cathrine Myrhren-Haugen, communications manager at Ruter, confirms to Dagbladet that there are more settings on the island boats in Oslo this afternoon.
– It is due to technical problems, she tells Dagbladet.
A person on site tells Dagbladet that the settings have led to long queues.
– There are several hundred people waiting, says the person to Dagbladet.
Travelers are asked to be patient
Myhren-Haugen tells Dagbladet that it is route B1 at 1.40pm, 2.40pm and 3.40pm that has been cancelled.
– At the same time, we would like to remind you that there are several ferries. On days like this, there are many people who want to go out to the islands, and then there will be quite a queue. It is important to be patient.
Dagbladet’s reporter on the spot has spoken to Alex Eide. He claims to have waited one hour.
– The captain of a boat stated that there were no more sailings today, says Eide to Dagbladet.
Myhren-Haugen reports this.
– Three hours waiting time
Tommy tells Dagbladet’s reporter on the spot that he learns that it may take a long time before he gets back to the mainland from Hovedøya.
– I was told that there could be a two to three hour wait on the way home. It could be a bit difficult as I will be going home to Tønsberg eventually, he says to Dagbladet.
He has spent the day on Hovedøya to celebrate a birthday.
– It’s a crisis. We have not received any information about what has happened, says Tommy.
– Worked better before
Another person that Dagbladet has spoken to describes the queues as absolutely horrible.
– I cannot understand that it is possible. The system worked much better before, he claims.
Dagbladet’s reporter at Aker Brygge can also state that guards on site are warning passengers that there will be a lot of queues back.
A representative from the shipping company Boreal tells people that they should not travel to the islands if they do not have to.
She says they have a total of six boats and several are out of service, but that they hope to have the ferries back in service today.
Ruter’s press office is not aware of this information.
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