The ship's Master is required to file formal incident/accident reports in accordance with Flag State (Norwegian) shipping regulations. Assuming the have similar regs to what I used in UK/Canada, this is a reportable incident.   As soon as possible, the Master must submit a verbal report, one could make an argument the Mayday met this objective. Then within 24 hrs, or ASAP, the Master must submit a written report on the Flag State's multiple page form.   Upon receipt, the Flag
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