m/k aksel

M/K AKSEL
M/K AKSEL
Aksel of Giske, 65 feet (20 m) long, the first "Shetland Bus" boat, arrived Shetland on 5 May 1941 with 20 refugees. Skipper Anders Nærøy chose the Aksel on the first official "Shetland Bus" mission, on 30 August 1941. Aksel later made several journeys to Norway with different skippers.

On 8 December 1942, Aksel, on its way from Kristiansund, skippered by Bård Grotle, sent out a SOS signal 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of Shetland. A Catalina flying boat and an MTB were sent out to search for the vessel. The next day the Catalina found the lifeboat with the crew, and the Aksel nearly sunk nearby. The sea was too rough for the aircraft to land, and the MTB had to return to Lerwick before they reached the lifeboat because of lack of fuel. The crew were never found again. Several aircraft and boats searched for days, but the crew of six were lost.
  1. NORWAY Aalen, Ove

    SURNAME Aalen FORENAME Ove UNIT SN Section SOE (NNSU - Norwegian Naval Special Unit - Shetland Bus) RANK Crew NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th December 1942 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Shetland Bus Memorial,Scalloway,Shetland,Scotland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 20.7.1921 Vevring,Norway...
  2. NORWAY Lodden, John

    SURNAME Lodden FORENAME John UNIT SN Section SOE (NNSU - Norwegian Naval Special Unit - Shetland Bus) RANK Crew NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th December 1942 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Shetland Bus Memorial,Scalloway,Shetland,Scotland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 27.8.1916 Finnas,Norway...
  3. M/K Aksel (Shetland Bus)

    M/K Aksel (Shetland Bus)

  4. NORWAY Froysa, Tore

    SURNAME Froysa FORENAME Tore UNIT SN Section SOE (NNSU - Norwegian Naval Special Unit - Shetland Bus) RANK Crew NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th December 1942 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Shetland Bus Memorial,Scalloway,Shetland,Scotland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 18.2.1916 Borgund,Norway...
  5. NORWAY Brekke, Ivar Lund

    SURNAME Brekke FORENAME Ivar Lund UNIT SN Section SOE (NNSU - Norwegian Naval Special Unit - Shetland Bus) RANK Crew NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th December 1942 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Shetland Bus Memorial,Scalloway,Shetland,Scotland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 7.10.1921...
  6. NORWAY Berg, Schander Rasofiel

    SURNAME Berg FORENAME Schander Rasofiel UNIT SN Section SOE (NNSU - Norwegian Naval Special Unit - Shetland Bus) RANK Crew NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th December 1942 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Shetland Bus Memorial,Scalloway,Shetland,Scotland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.7.1916...
  7. NORWAY Grotle, Bard Olav

    SURNAME Grotle FORENAME Bard Olav UNIT SN Section SOE (NNSU - Norwegian Naval Special Unit - Shetland Bus) RANK Skipper NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th December 1942 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Shetland Bus Memorial,Scalloway,Shetland,Scotland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 4.4.1917...
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