An evacuated Amasus Shipping heavylift carrier is under tow to Alesund, and Norwegian authorities believe the ship is out of danger of grounding.

The crew of the Dutch-owned 4,200-dwt heavylift multipurpose (MPP) ship Eemslift Hendrika (built 2015) were be evacuated by helicopter on Monday after deck cargo shifted in heavy seas and a severe list could not be corrected.

But salvors succeeded in boarding the Eemslift Hendrika by lines from a coastguard helicopter and attached a tow at about 11.30pm