A cargo ship that ran aground in a Norwegian fjord and narrowly missed a house is being towed to a nearby harbor.

A cargo ship operator has been charged after he was accused of falling asleep on duty, resulting in the vessel running aground and nearly hitting a home in Norway.

Norwegian prosecutors have charged a cargo ship's second officer with negligent navigation after he allegedly fell asleep on duty and the vessel ran aground, narrowly missing crashing into a home. The ship,