Svalbard: Preparing Extreme Pumping Operation Using Small Boats The diesel onboard the ‘Northguider’ vessel that recently ran aground on Svalbard is to be offloaded using smaller boats. The Coast Guard prepares an extreme operation.
Experts About Svalbard Casualty: Verging on Reckless SAR experts are skeptical: While it is not illegal to fish in the waters where the ‘Northguider’ trawler ran aground in northern Svalbard, it nevertheless operates at the outer limits of what can be considered responsible. – It is a legitimate question, says Managing Director Arne Birkeland of Opelio AS, the shipowner.
