Tampa ship captain voices frustration

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Un article de la NRK paru en 2011.

Ti år siden Tampa-dramaet - NRK Verden - Utenriksnyheter og -dokumentarer

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Ti år siden flyktningedramaet : – Jeg ville gjort det igjen

I dag er det ti år siden det norske lasteskipet « Tampa » plukket opp 434 skipbrudne asylsøkere, og så seg nødt til å trosse advarselen fra den australske regjeringen.

Tampa ship captain voices frustration | SBS News

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SPECIAL REPORT: In a rare interview, Arne Rinnan, the Norwegian captain of the Tampa, remembers his bitter frustration when the Australian government forbade him from bringing the 400 rescued asylum seekers to the mainland.
By Ron Sutton

26 Aug 2011 - 2:50 PM UPDATED 3 Sep 2013 - 6:12 PM

The phone rings in Arne Rinnan’s home, and the voice that answers it is like a quiet echo from a time long past.

Arne Rinnan’s calm, measured responses to the media in the aftermath of the Tampa affair became, in a sense, the wallpaper of the whole saga. And now, the voice is unchanged, only perhaps even a little more resistant to being pulled backinto the limelight than it already was then.

But after several minutes, the Tampa captain allows himself to reflect just a little.

This is what a refugee wrote to him: “Last night, our family prayed for you together, you old sailor from Norway, our rescuer. We remember those fatal hours, when our little wooden boat was shivering in the wind. You are a noble Viking with wisdom and humanity. My youngest son wants to put up a picture of you in his room, and my wife kisses your hands in gratitude".