Fotografie Noch bis zum 16. Juni in der Galerie BelleVue Basel Die Ausstellung im BelleVue/Basel präsentiert eine spannende fotografische Reise von den turbulenten 1970er-Jahren bis zur Gegenwart. Dabei bilden Fotografien aus dem Erbe von Kurt Graf/fotolib Basel den Ausgangspunkt. mehr lesen
When superpowers get in trouble - Norwegian ships respond
publiziert: Montag, 6. Nov 2000 / 10:36 Uhr
Oslo - When the Russian and United States navies ran into trouble at sea, both superpowers turned to the descendants of the Vikings Norwegians for help.
The bomb-damaged American warship, USS Cole, is being brought home from Yemen aboard a giant Norwegian-owned specialized transport ship, the Blue Marlin. And when the Russia nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the arctic waters of the Barents Sea in August, the once-powerful Northern Fleet also looked to Norway for help. Twice.
This Scandinavian nation of 4.5 million people has the world's third-largest merchant fleet. As the world's second-largest oil exporter, it also has leading-edge vessels and equipment needed to service the oil fields off its often storm-swept coast.
"We have always worked at sea," said Bente Baerheim of Stolt Offshore ASA, a Norwegian company that sent a ship and divers to confirm that the 118-member crew of the Kursk had died in the Aug. 12 disaster.
Nowadays, however, it can be hard to spot much Norwegian about a Norwegian-owned ship, since the oil and shipping industries have become global. The vessel may be designed in one country, built in another, fly the flag of a third country, be manned by a foreign crew and never sail in Norway's waters.
They are still Norwegian, insisted Ole Kristian Baervahr of the Norwegian Shipowners Association. "Shipping is a global industry," he said. "When looking at ships, the main thing you should consider is ownership, who controls them."
Even before the Vikings set off on daring voyages in their longboats a millennium ago, Norwegians were already accomplished seafarers. They had no choice.
Norway, which is nearly as long as continental Europe, has almost 13,600 miles (21,900 kilometers) of ragged coastline, with fjords that cut deep in the mountainous mainland. The nation turned to the water for transport.
"Norway has always been a seafaring nation," said Einar Braathen of the Norwegian Federation of Manufacturing Industries. "Norwegians had to have that competence for anyone to be able to live here."
But today, aboard the Norwegian ship Blue Marlin, it is another seafaring people the Latvians who run the show.
Frederik Steenbuch, manager of Oslo-based Offshore Heavy Transport that owns the 56,000-ton Blue Marlin, laughed at the idea that Norwegians were transporting the USS Cole. The warship was badly damaged in an Oct. 12 bomb attack that killed 17 sailors and wounded 39.
"This has nothing to do with Norway," he said. "It is purely international. The Blue Marlin was built in Taiwan, flies a Panama flag and has a crew from Latvia. ... The key machinery on board was built in Korea under a Danish license."
Others say companies like Steenbuch's wouldn't exist without the nation's strong focus on the sea and thriving offshore oil industry. "There is broad base of maritime and offshore competence in Norway," Baervahr said.
The Norwegian vessels that went to the aid of the Russian navy after the Kursk disaster were developed for the offshore oil industry. A team of British and Norwegian deep-sea divers, who usually work for the oil industry, sailed to the Kursk wreck site aboard the DSV Seaway Eagle, an advanced Norwegian diving vessel.
In about 30 hours, the oil industry divers were able to do what the Russian navy hadn't been able to do in a week: reach the Kursk under about 330 feet (100 meters) of water and confirm that the crew was dead.
"Most of the technology that made the Kursk operation possible was probably developed working for (the Norwegian oil companies) Statoil and Norsk Hydro off Norway," Baerheim said by telephone from the company's headquarters in the west coast city of Stavanger.
But, Baerheim said, the Seaway Eagle was built in the Netherlands, flies a Liberian flag and has an international crew. Now another Norwegian offshore oil vessel, the Regalia, is working above the wreck of the Kursk, off northwestern Russia's Kola Peninsula, to recover the dead.
Deep-sea divers from Norway and Russia, supported by the rig, have cut holes in the Kursk's hull and recovered a dozen bodies. The Regalia is owned by the Norwegian company ProSafe ASA, is under contract to the American concern Halliburton, flies a Bahamas' flag, was built in Sweden in 1985 and has a mainly Swedish and British crew.
Baerheim said being global is also a Norwegian tradition. The Vikings, after all, sailed to North America and as far south as Baghdad.
"The Vikings were also very international. They had the world as their marketplace," she said.
This Scandinavian nation of 4.5 million people has the world's third-largest merchant fleet. As the world's second-largest oil exporter, it also has leading-edge vessels and equipment needed to service the oil fields off its often storm-swept coast.
"We have always worked at sea," said Bente Baerheim of Stolt Offshore ASA, a Norwegian company that sent a ship and divers to confirm that the 118-member crew of the Kursk had died in the Aug. 12 disaster.
Nowadays, however, it can be hard to spot much Norwegian about a Norwegian-owned ship, since the oil and shipping industries have become global. The vessel may be designed in one country, built in another, fly the flag of a third country, be manned by a foreign crew and never sail in Norway's waters.
They are still Norwegian, insisted Ole Kristian Baervahr of the Norwegian Shipowners Association. "Shipping is a global industry," he said. "When looking at ships, the main thing you should consider is ownership, who controls them."
Even before the Vikings set off on daring voyages in their longboats a millennium ago, Norwegians were already accomplished seafarers. They had no choice.
Norway, which is nearly as long as continental Europe, has almost 13,600 miles (21,900 kilometers) of ragged coastline, with fjords that cut deep in the mountainous mainland. The nation turned to the water for transport.
"Norway has always been a seafaring nation," said Einar Braathen of the Norwegian Federation of Manufacturing Industries. "Norwegians had to have that competence for anyone to be able to live here."
But today, aboard the Norwegian ship Blue Marlin, it is another seafaring people the Latvians who run the show.
Frederik Steenbuch, manager of Oslo-based Offshore Heavy Transport that owns the 56,000-ton Blue Marlin, laughed at the idea that Norwegians were transporting the USS Cole. The warship was badly damaged in an Oct. 12 bomb attack that killed 17 sailors and wounded 39.
"This has nothing to do with Norway," he said. "It is purely international. The Blue Marlin was built in Taiwan, flies a Panama flag and has a crew from Latvia. ... The key machinery on board was built in Korea under a Danish license."
Others say companies like Steenbuch's wouldn't exist without the nation's strong focus on the sea and thriving offshore oil industry. "There is broad base of maritime and offshore competence in Norway," Baervahr said.
The Norwegian vessels that went to the aid of the Russian navy after the Kursk disaster were developed for the offshore oil industry. A team of British and Norwegian deep-sea divers, who usually work for the oil industry, sailed to the Kursk wreck site aboard the DSV Seaway Eagle, an advanced Norwegian diving vessel.
In about 30 hours, the oil industry divers were able to do what the Russian navy hadn't been able to do in a week: reach the Kursk under about 330 feet (100 meters) of water and confirm that the crew was dead.
"Most of the technology that made the Kursk operation possible was probably developed working for (the Norwegian oil companies) Statoil and Norsk Hydro off Norway," Baerheim said by telephone from the company's headquarters in the west coast city of Stavanger.
But, Baerheim said, the Seaway Eagle was built in the Netherlands, flies a Liberian flag and has an international crew. Now another Norwegian offshore oil vessel, the Regalia, is working above the wreck of the Kursk, off northwestern Russia's Kola Peninsula, to recover the dead.
Deep-sea divers from Norway and Russia, supported by the rig, have cut holes in the Kursk's hull and recovered a dozen bodies. The Regalia is owned by the Norwegian company ProSafe ASA, is under contract to the American concern Halliburton, flies a Bahamas' flag, was built in Sweden in 1985 and has a mainly Swedish and British crew.
Baerheim said being global is also a Norwegian tradition. The Vikings, after all, sailed to North America and as far south as Baghdad.
"The Vikings were also very international. They had the world as their marketplace," she said.
(AP)
Digitaler Strukturwandel Nach über 16 Jahren hat sich news.ch entschlossen, den Titel in seiner jetzigen Form einzustellen. Damit endet eine Ära medialer Pionierarbeit. mehr lesen 22
Buchhaltung Bern - Der Bundesrat hat an seiner Sitzung vom 27. März 2024 beschlossen, die Zinssätze für die ausstehenden Covid-19-Kredite per 31. März 2024 unverändert zu belassen. Für Kredite bis 500'000 Franken sind weiterhin 1,5 Prozent und für Kredite über 500'000 Franken 2 Prozent zu entrichten. mehr lesen
Import Im vergangenen Jahr hat das Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG) bedeutende Fortschritte in der ... mehr lesen
Nach den aktuellen Daten des Staatssekretariats für Wirtschaft (SECO) verzeichneten die Regionalen Arbeitsvermittlungszentren (RAV) Ende Februar 2024 insgesamt ... mehr lesen
- melabela aus littau 1
es geht nicht nur um homosexuelle ich bin eine frau und verheiratet mit einem mann. leider betrifft es ... So, 14.08.16 13:18 - Pacino aus Brittnau 731
Kirchliche Kreise . . . . . . hatten schon immer ein "spezielles" Verhältnis zu ... Do, 09.06.16 08:07 - Kassandra aus Frauenfeld 1781
Das wird die Deutschen aber traurig machen. Wenn man keinen Flughafen und keinen Bahnhof ... Mi, 08.06.16 17:49 - Pacino aus Brittnau 731
Demokratie quo vadis? Wenn die Demokratie den Stacheldraht in Osteuropa-, einen Wahlsieg von ... Mo, 06.06.16 07:55 - zombie1969 aus Frauenfeld 3945
Es... muss darum gehen, die Kompetenz der Kleinbauern zu stärken. Das sorgt ... Do, 02.06.16 13:07 - Kassandra aus Frauenfeld 1781
Kindeswohl egal! Es geht doch vor allem um die eigenen Kinder der Betroffenen. Die ... Do, 02.06.16 08:10 - Kassandra aus Frauenfeld 1781
Verlust der Solidarität: Verlust der Demokratie! Vollständig und widerspruchsfrei beantworten lässt sich das wohl nicht. ... Mi, 01.06.16 00:18 - zombie1969 aus Frauenfeld 3945
Unterstützung "Deshalb sind für die Sozialhilfe 267 Millionen Franken mehr und für ... Di, 31.05.16 10:38
-
18:11
BMW Vision Neue Klasse X: So sieht der iX3-Nachfolger aus -
16:44
KI macht Bier noch geschmackvoller -
23:10
Schweizer Esprit-Läden sind konkurs -
18:33
Warum Lachen gesund ist -
17:26
«Lichtblick» - Fotografien politischer Bewegungen in den 1970ern und heute -
15:35
Briefmarkensammeln: Ein Hobby für alte Leute? -
14:59
Bundesrat belässt Zinsen für Covid-19-Kredite unverändert -
16:10
Heilung der Augen mit Kontaktlinsen -
17:16
SpaceX errichtet Spionagenetz «Starshield» für US-Militär -
16:51
Handelsbilanz mit einem Überschuss von 2,2 Mrd. Fr. - Letzte Meldungen
- Abteilungsleiter/in Process Engineering (m/w/d) 80% - 100%
Reinach - Deine Aufgaben Als Führungspersönlichkeit mit fundierter Erfahrung als Senior Projektingenieur/in... Weiter - BIM Koordinator (m/w/d) 80 - 100%
Reinach - Deine Aufgaben: Ein Projekt umfasst typischerweise Um- und Neubauten von industriellen... Weiter - Senior Chemieingenieur/ Verfahrensingenieur (m/w/d) 80% - 100%
Reinach - PASSION FOR ENGINEERING: Dafür steht TRIPLAN. Als globaler Premium-Engineering-Partner der... Weiter - Team Leader Quality Control (a, 100%)
Fehraltorf - hre Tätigkeit bei uns: Fachliche und personelle Führung des QC-Teams (ca. 25 Personen) mithilfe von... Weiter - Sachbearbeiter Kundendienst (m/w/d) 60-80%
Küssnacht a. R. - Kundenkontakt bereitet Ihnen Freude. Zudem sind Sie dienstleistungsorientiert, flexibel,... Weiter - Drogist oder Pharma-Assistent (m/w/d) 80% - 100% oder im job sharing
Küssnacht am Rigi - Als Teil unseres Teams arbeiten Sie gern selbständig und gewissenhaft. Es bereitet Ihnen Freude,... Weiter - GCxGC Specialist (GCxGC-TOFMS/FID)
Dietlikon - In dieser neu geschaffenen Position sind Sie verantwortlich für den Bereich «Product Safety... Weiter - UN/E TECHNICIEN/NE en analyses biomedicales es 60%-100%
Lausanne - Votre mission : Réaliser et valider des analyses dans les domaines de la chimie clinique, de... Weiter - Super user SAP pour laboratoire
Orbe - Nestlé Suisse S.A, Nestle Quality Assurance Center (NQAC). CDD 1 an dès le 01.04.2024 Taux... Weiter - Pharmacien adjoint (f/h) 60-100% BENU Posieux (FR)
1730 Hauterive - Rejoins la #tea mBENU BENU est une entreprise pharmaceutique appartenant au groupe européen... Weiter - Über 20'000 weitere freie Stellen aus allen Berufsgruppen und Fachbereichen.
Der Remoteserver hat einen Fehler zurückgegeben: (500) Interner Serverfehler. Source: http://www.news.ch/ajax/top5.aspx?ID=0&col=COL_3_1
Möchten Sie zu diesen Themen eine eigene
Internetpräsenz aufbauen?
www.shipowners.ch www.halliburton.swiss www.federation.com www.industries.net www.norwegians.org www.scandinavian.shop www.manufacturing.blog www.association.eu www.netherlands.li
Registrieren Sie jetzt komfortabel attraktive Domainnamen!
Internetpräsenz aufbauen?
www.shipowners.ch www.halliburton.swiss www.federation.com www.industries.net www.norwegians.org www.scandinavian.shop www.manufacturing.blog www.association.eu www.netherlands.li
Registrieren Sie jetzt komfortabel attraktive Domainnamen!
Heute | Fr | Sa | |||
Zürich | 0°C | 13°C | |||
Basel | 5°C | 13°C | |||
St. Gallen | 1°C | 9°C | |||
Bern | 0°C | 12°C | |||
Luzern | 1°C | 12°C | |||
Genf | 5°C | 14°C | |||
Lugano | 6°C | 8°C | |||
mehr Wetter von über 8 Millionen Orten |
- Die Wertvollsten Spieler im Fussball: Aktuelle Top-Stars
- Die verborgenen Taktiken der Fussballmannschaften
- Superfoods für Fussballer: Welche Nahrungsmittel steigern die Ausdauer und Leistung auf dem Feld?
- Jenseits der Top-Clubs: Die Seele des Fussballs in kleinen Vereinen
- So gestalten Sie eine unvergessliche Fussballparty
- Der emotionale Aufstieg: Wie Fans die Siege ihres Teams hautnah erleben
- Lost in Translation: Herausforderungen bei der Übertragung von Fussballbegriffen ins Schweizerdeutsche
- Mehr Fussball-Meldungen
- BMW Vision Neue Klasse X: So sieht der iX3-Nachfolger aus
- Die Wissenschaft hinter Tinte und Papier: Druckmaterialien verstehen
- Schweizer Esprit-Läden sind konkurs
- Handelsbilanz mit einem Überschuss von 2,2 Mrd. Fr.
- Stress am Arbeitsplatz: Wie man Warnsignale erkennt und wirksame Gegenmassnahmen ergreift
- 2022 lag der Durchschnittslohn bei 6788 Franken
- Fingerfood und Cocktails im Fokus der Wirtschaft: So beeindrucken Sie Ihre Geschäftspartner
- Weitere Wirtschaftsmeldungen
- Seminare zum Thema Schweizerdeutsch-Sprachkurse, Politik
- Schweizerdeutsch Grundstufe (Berner Dialekt)
- Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache Anfänger/innen A1 (1/2) - Onlinekurs
- Schweizerdeutsch Grundstufe (Bern)
- Schweizerdeutsch Grundstufe
- Schweizerdeutsch Aufbaustufe 1 (Zürcher Dialekt)
- Schweizerdeutsch Aufbaustufe 2
- B2 Baseldeutsch Konversation
- Schweizerdeutsch Grundstufe (Zürcher Dialekt)
- B2 Schweizerdeutsch verstehen
- Der Konflikt Kosova - Serbien und seine Brisanz heute
- Weitere Seminare
- BMW Vision Neue Klasse X: So sieht der iX3-Nachfolger aus
- Durchbruch bei der Wasserstoffproduktion
- Uhren für Klimaaktivisten: ID Genève setzt voll auf Nachhaltigkeit
- Revolutionäre Energiespeicher: Superkondensator aus Zement, Wasser und Russ
- «co-operate»: Modell für klimagerechtes Bauen
- Schweizer Finanzplatzakteure entwickeln gemeinsam die Net-Zero Data Public Utility
- Tesla baut neue Mega-Factory in Shanghai
- Letzte Meldungen
- BMW Vision Neue Klasse X: So sieht der iX3-Nachfolger aus
- Die Kopfhörer für erholsamen Schlaf
- Der Renault 5 kommt zurück - diesmal elektrisch
- Makerspaces: Orte der Kreativität und Innovation
- 13,3% der Erwerbstätigen verwenden bei ihrer Arbeit nie digitale Geräte
- Paysafecard - so funktioniert das elektronische Zahlungsmittel
- BYD: Der chinesische Elektroauto-Gigant ist auf dem Weg
- Letzte Meldungen