MV Tampa
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MV Tampa was a roll-on/roll-off container ship completed in 1984 by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in South Korea for the Norway-based firm, Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning.
MV Tampa at Papeete, French Polynesia
Arne Rinnan
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Arne Frode Rinnan is a retired Norwegian sailor. He was the former captain of the MV Tampa, which in 2001 was refused access to Australia to disembark 433 rescued refugees in what became known as the
MV Tampa
…modular transporter. This is in contrast to lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessels, which use a crane to load and unload cargo. In August 2001, under Captain Arne Rinnan, a diplomatic dispute brewed between Australia, Norway, and Indonesia after Tampa rescued 433 Afghans from a distressed fishing vessel in international…
Nansen Award