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The Shetland bus was the name given to a clandestine special operations group that made a permanent link between Shetland, Scotland, and German-occupied Norway.From mid-1941 until the end of the war it operated a number of vessels, mostly Norwegian fishing boats.
The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (Norwegian: Kongelig Norsk Seilforening, KNS) is a yacht club in Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1883 as country-wide organisation with affiliated local yacht clubs. In 1884, it was granted the right for members to fly the naval Ensign of Norway with the Royal cypher on a centrally placed white field. In ...
The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum (Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum) is a museum devoted to Norwegian fishing in the village of Å in Moskenes Municipality in Lofoten in northern Norway. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Overview
Grip (Norwegian pronunciation:) is an archipelago and deserted fishing village in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 14 km (9 mi) northwest of the town of Kristiansund in the Norwegian Sea. The Grip Lighthouse, one of the tallest lighthouses in Norway, is located on one of the islands of Grip.
A hakapik (Norwegian: gaff) is a club, of Norwegian design, similar to a fishing gaff, used for killing and moving seals.The hakapik is a multipurpose hunting tool—a heavy wooden club, with a hammer head (used to crush a seal's skull), and a hook (used to drag the carcass) on the end.
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English: The Flag of the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (Kongelig Norsk Seilforening), granted by King Haakon II in Council on 27 January 1906. The naval ensign of Norway with the royal cipher in a white central field. Successive kings have granted members of the yacht club the right to fly ensigns with their respective ciphers.
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