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Why is this? Is Norway famed for finding and lifting ships? Presumably Norway found it because it's in a lake in Norway?

throwaway4PP 4y ago
I can't speak to Norway's penultimate ability to find and raise shipwrecks, but in general the Nordic countries plus the Netherlands have a strong history of shipbuilding. This includes technical knowledge and know-how with all things related to ships. In a Eurocentric point of view, the Dutch are probably the most famous for their capabilities[0]. [0] https://www.historytoday.com/archive/dutch-shipbuilding-golden-age https://www.historytoday.com/archive/dutch-shipbuilding-gold...
stareatgoats 4y ago
I'm guessing the parent might be referring to the fact that Norway is an outlier regarding government finances [0]. They can afford it. [0] https://data.oecd.org/gga/general-government-financial-wealth.htm#indicator-chart https://data.oecd.org/gga/general-government-financial-wealt...
lastofthemojito 4y ago
Well if they need help they could always ask their neighbor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)
yaakov34 4y ago
It is actually. Norway has a large offshore oil and gas industry, and because of this it has a lot of companies that specialize in underwater work. When the Kursk submarine sank in 2000, the Russian navy was unable to access it for a long time, and eventually, a Norwegian team was asked to attempt a rescue, over some objections of the navy. "Norwegian divers" became something of a meme in Russia. When the Ostankino tower caught fire shortly after the Kursk incident, the gallows-humor type joke was that some "Nowegian climbers" should be invited for the rescue.
- secondcoming 4y ago
  It was a Dutch company that raised the Kursk. Maybe the employees were Norwegian
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    Norway assisted in rescue efforts for the sailors abord the Kursk: <https://web.archive.org/web/20110101161935/http://nucnews.net/nucnews/2000nn/0008nn/000818nn.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110101161935/http://nucnews.ne...> The Dutch completed the recovery of the submarine itself. <https://web.archive.org/web/20031122015529/https://www.smit.com/sitefactor/page.asp?pageid=148 https://web.archive.org/web/20031122015529/https://www.smit....> Different roles. Links via Wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk_(K-141)#Rescue_attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk_(K-141...>

throwaway4PP 4y ago

I can't speak to Norway's penultimate ability to find and raise shipwrecks, but in general the Nordic countries plus the Netherlands have a strong history of shipbuilding. This includes technical knowledge and know-how with all things related to ships. In a Eurocentric point of view, the Dutch are probably the most famous for their capabilities[0]. [0] https://www.historytoday.com/archive/dutch-shipbuilding-golden-age https://www.historytoday.com/archive/dutch-shipbuilding-gold...

stareatgoats 4y ago

I'm guessing the parent might be referring to the fact that Norway is an outlier regarding government finances [0]. They can afford it. [0] https://data.oecd.org/gga/general-government-financial-wealth.htm#indicator-chart https://data.oecd.org/gga/general-government-financial-wealt...

lastofthemojito 4y ago

Well if they need help they could always ask their neighbor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)

yaakov34 4y ago

It is actually. Norway has a large offshore oil and gas industry, and because of this it has a lot of companies that specialize in underwater work. When the Kursk submarine sank in 2000, the Russian navy was unable to access it for a long time, and eventually, a Norwegian team was asked to attempt a rescue, over some objections of the navy. "Norwegian divers" became something of a meme in Russia. When the Ostankino tower caught fire shortly after the Kursk incident, the gallows-humor type joke was that some "Nowegian climbers" should be invited for the rescue.

secondcoming 4y ago
It was a Dutch company that raised the Kursk. Maybe the employees were Norwegian
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  Norway assisted in rescue efforts for the sailors abord the Kursk: <https://web.archive.org/web/20110101161935/http://nucnews.net/nucnews/2000nn/0008nn/000818nn.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110101161935/http://nucnews.ne...> The Dutch completed the recovery of the submarine itself. <https://web.archive.org/web/20031122015529/https://www.smit.com/sitefactor/page.asp?pageid=148 https://web.archive.org/web/20031122015529/https://www.smit....> Different roles. Links via Wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk_(K-141)#Rescue_attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk_(K-141...>