- MS Nordnorge
The MS "Nordnorge" (literally: Northern Norway) is a
Hurtigruten (Norwegian Coastal Express) ship. It was built in 1997 by Kværner Kleven inUlsteinvik ,Norway , as a sister ship to MS "Polarlys" and MS "Nordkapp". The "Nordnorge" has a GT|11,386|first=yes, crew capacity of 57, and can carry up to 691 passengers.Since 2002 the "Nordnorge" has been employed in
Antarctic cruise service during thenorthern hemisphere winter.There have been four Hurtigruten ships with the name of "Nordnorge", which is Norwegian for "Northern Norway" - the common name of the three northern Norwegian counties.
Rescues
On
January 30 2007 the "Nordnorge" came to the aid of the MS "Nordkapp" after the "Nordkapp" ran aground in the Antarctic. All 294 passengers were safely evacuated from the "Nordkapp" and were taken toUshuaia ,Argentina . [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Norwegian-ship-runs-aground-in-Antarctic/2007/02/01/1169919434165.html The Age] ]On November 23, 2007 the "Nordnorge" was involved in the rescue of all passengers and crew [ [http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2007/11/23/519082.html Dagbladet] ] from the MS "Explorer" after the "Explorer" struck an iceberg in the Antarctic. All 100 passengers and 54 crew on the "Explorer" were safely rescued; the "Explorer" later sank. [ [http://revgonzales.blogspot.com/2007/11/serious-day-and-rescue.html Eye witness account of the rescue] ]
References
This article is based on the corresponding article on the German Wikipedia.
External links
* [http://www.hurtigruten.com Web site of Hurtigruten ASA.]
* Hurtigruten ASA information about MS "Nordnorge": [http://www.hurtigruten.com/en/default.aspx?side_id=573 Hurtigruten.com (en)] ; [http://www.hurtigruten.us/MSNordnorge.asp hurtigruten.us]
* [http://www.bt.no/kamera/article208141.ece?service=largeImage&cameraName=nn&camIndex=1&articleID=208141 Images from webcams aboard MS "Nordnorge"]
* [http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Nordnorge-9107784.html vesseltrack.com position of MS "Nordnorge"]
* [http://services.hurtigruten.com:8080/hurtigruten/index.jsp Hurtigruten.com map of positions of ships in Norwegian coastal service.]
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