PORTHOLE

A TREACHEROUS stretch of sea along the coast of Norway that proved insurmountable to the Vikings is about to be conquered thanks to the Norwegian Coastal Administration.

Feasibility plans are underway for a AU$419 million project that will see the construction of the world’s first ship tunnel allowing a safer passage through the Stadhavet Sea.

If given the thumbs up, construction would begin in 2018 and when complete the tunnel would be 37m high, 26.5m wide and stretch some 1.7kms in distance, enabling coastal steamer ships to more easily navigate their course.

Norwegians are undoubtedly keen to get started; they just need to wait for the ice to Thor.