The 22 meter long two-masted sloop Loyal went aground near Kvitsøy, Norway.  The sloop had 16 passengers and five crew on board when it went into the shallows.   The vessel requested assistance with a lifeboat reaching the scene an hour later.   The lifeboat was able to refloat the Loyal a short time later.   No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.   The Loyal was originally built in 1877 in Rosendal and used in the fish trade.   The vessel was purchased in 1974 an restored and relaunched in 1997.