#onlineartexchange: ‘life by the sea’ 🌊 🎨 Nelson White’s ‘MV Norholmen’ shows the Norwegian whaler after she was grounded in 1966 🐋 🇳🇴 Whaling ships came via Stromness in 1950-60’s, recruiting here ⚓️ Learn of Orkney’s Antarctic whaling past in Sea Stories: alturl.com/nmsuz

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The last remains of the #Norholmen, a trawler that ran aground in late 1966 below the Stromness graveyard at Warbeth in #Orkney where my parents now rest. I remember it well as, with its mast hanging over the cemetery, it proved very atmospheric and rather eerie.

Wreck of the Norwegian vessel Norholmen on Warebeth Beach #norholmen #shipwreck #hoysound #scapaflow #orkney #stromness #warebeth <a href="http://www.scapaflowwrecks.com/wrecks/other/norholmen.php" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.scapaflowwrecks.com/wrecks/other/norholmen.php