MS Nordnorge

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MS Nordnorge at Brønnøysund, Norway
Name:	MS Nordnorge
Owner:	1997—2006: Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab 2006—present: Hurtigruten^[1]
Operator:	Hurtigruten
Builder:	Kværner Kleven, Ulsteinvik, Norway^[1]
Yard number:	266^[1]
Launched:	1996^{[citation needed]}
Christened:	20 March 1997 by Sissel Rönbäck^[1]
In service:	19 March 1997^[1]
Homeport:	Narvik, Norway^[1]
Identification:	IMO number 9107784^[1]
Status:	In service
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type:	Polarlys class cruiseferry
Tonnage:	11,286 GT (gross tonnage)
Length:	123.30 m (404.53 ft)
Beam:	19.50 m (63.98 ft)
Draught:	4.90 m (16.08 ft)
Installed power:	2 x MAK 6M552C diesel engines combined 9000 kW
Speed:	18 kn (33.34 km/h)
Capacity:	691 passengers (in coastal service) 464 passengers (in cruise service) 464 passenger beds
Crew:	57 crew^{[citation needed]}

The MS Nordnorge (literally: Northern Norway) is a Hurtigruten (Norwegian Coastal Express) ship. The Nordnorge was built in 1997 by Kværner Kleven in Ulsteinvik, Norway. It has a gross tonnage of 11,386 tons, crew capacity of 57, and can carry up to 691 passengers. There have been four Hurtigruten ships with the name of Nordnorge, which is Norwegian for "Northern Norway" - the common name of the three northern Norwegian counties.

The sister ships of Nordnorge are MS Polarlys and MS Nordkapp. Since 2002, the Nordnorge has been used for cruising around the Antarctic during the northern hemisphere winter.^[1]

[edit] Rescues

On January 30, 2007 the Nordnorge came to the aid of the MS Nordkapp after the Nordkapp ran aground in the Antarctic. All 294 passengers were safely evacuated from the Nordkapp and were taken to Ushuaia, Argentina.^[2]

On November 23, 2007 the Nordnorge was involved in the rescue of all passengers and crew ^[3] from the MS Explorer after the Explorer struck an iceberg in the Antarctic. All 100 passengers and 54 crew on the Explorer were safely rescued; the Explorer later sank. ^[4]