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Left Rong in Austrheim on Sept. 18-1941 with 7 people, arriving Lerwick the following day. Skipper was Rasmus Nilsen Rong.
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| Left Toska on Sept 15-1941 with 21 people and arrived Lerwick on Sept. 17.
The following were on board:
Skipper Karl Sigfred Edvardsen, Arne Einar Bøe, Johannes Karsten Edvardsen, Kåre Edvardsen, Arthur Olav Haugland, Ragnvald Haugland, Johannes Bertin Kvalheim, Jon Ingvaldsen Kvalheim, Olav Nilsen Kvalheim, Gustav Lavik, Martinius Martiniussen, Johannes Mongstad, Magnus Soltvedt Nilsen, Ditlef Mongstad Olaisen, Alf Pettersen, Alfred Rikstad, Olav Sjøstrand, Magnus Georg Johan Strandborg, Hans Olaf Johannesen Toska, Olaf Georg Andreasen Toska, Bernt Villanger.
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| Departed Vigra on March 26-1941 and arrived Lerwick on Apr. 1. Half of the passengers had attempted to cross the ocean the day before with Reidar, but this vessel experienced engine failure the next day and drifted back towards the coast where she ran aground west of Vigra (follow link for details).
On board Njål were:
Harald Blindheim, J. J. Blindheim, Gunnar Arthur Halvorsen, Olav Haugsøen, Henrik Bernhard Knudsen, Artur Løvlie, Ivar Molnes, Olav Rasmussen Navelsaker, Trygve Roald, Bjarne Røssvik, Einar Scott, Knut Skavhaugen, Kåre Osvald Stadheim, Karl Vike Stormark and Carl Jacob Stousland.
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| Left Austevoll on June 4-1944 with 8 people, including 3 women and 2 children, and arrived Kirkwall in the evening of June 5, having encountered the storm which delayed the Normandie invasion. One of the passengers was a member of "Kompani Linge" returning to base, the other men were members of the Milorg group. Skipper was Olav Drønen, whose brother Harald was the engineer. The boat had been stolen.
These were on board:
Skipper Olav Drønen and his wife Annemor and daughters Aud and Marta, his brother Harald Drønen, Eva Jynge, Louis Pettersen (Kompani Linge - he had escaped with M/B Soløy in Aug.-1941), Tomas Torsvik.
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| Left Holme in Bømlo on Oct. 6-1941 with 12 people (2 women), arriving Lerwick on Oct. 8.
On board were:
Skipper Lars Lykling, H. Breidablikk, Olav Hermansen, Agnes Hestenes, Jakob Holme, Johan Lykling, Gustav Noranes, Lars Noranes, Harald Skipavik, Amund Vestrheim, Martin Vika, Nilsine Vika.
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| Well boat - stolen for the purpose. Departed Hernar on Oct. 13-1941 with 18 people and arrived Lerwick on Oct. 15. Organized by members of the Stein organization, Ole Olsen, Dagfin Vassenden and Alf Grung Johnsen (the latter 2, both from Bergen, were wanted by the Gestapo and had come to Hernar to get assistance from the main contact, Ole Olsen).
These came along:
Harry Bjørnestad, Walter Gabrielsen, Karl Anton Hope, Arne Håland, Alf Grung Johnsen, Ole Olsen, his wife Jenny and sons Norvald and Olav, Peder Johannes Olsen, Reidar Rongevær, Henry Moe Sars, Gunnar Skauge, Thomas Solberg, Dagfin Vassenden, Gregorius G. Økland, Nils Økland, Theodor S. Økland.
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| Departed from Giske on May 28-1941 with 24 people. They had originally gone out with Lill, but this vessel had experienced motor trouble, so they had to wait at Giske until another boat could be found. Nordhav was supplied, and the owner's nephew, Simon Bernhard Åkre was skipper on the crossing. They encountered bad weather, but arrived Lerwick in 2 days.
Others on board were:
Mauritz Olav Brune, Rolf Elboth, Erik Finn Bjergård Endrerud, Edgar Undeland Eriksen, Peder Kristian Gangeskar, Robert Gansalvo, Erling Dagfinn Hansen, Nils Bernhard Hauglund, Harry Andreas Henningsen, Otto Sverre Hoddevik, Johannes Kutsen Kirkebø, Gidius Severin Kure, Harry Obert Kvasnes, Georg Molværsmyr, Ragnar Alsaker Nøstdahl, Arne Ivar Olsen, Sigurd Pedersen, Ivar Sætre, Andrew Tøssebro, Jakob Oscar Urvig, Peder Kjendler Valldal, Edvin Lorentz Vinje, Per Birger Østensen.
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| Departed Fosnavåg on June 6-1940 (the boat was stolen), arriving Baltasund 33 hours later.
These came along:
Skipper Edvard Vike, Paul Paulsen Bendal, Joakim P. Fosnavåg, Erling Igesund, Kåre J. Kvihaug, Alf Myklebust, Mindor J. Myrhol, Monrad Kristian Paulsen, Haldor Marius Pettersen, Herloug Solem, Lorents Odin Sundalsklev, Bjarne Sørdal, Edvard Ingebrigt Vike - all young fishermen, the majority of them from Herøy. There were also 3 British men on board.
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| Left Melingsvågen, Bremnes on July 6-1940 with 12 people, arriving Buckie on the evening of July 7. The voyage was organized by Bernhard Håvardsholm and his contacts in Bremnes, Haldor Haldorsen, his son Kristian, and Ola Olsen (see also Havlyn and Blia). One of the owners of the boat, Nils Meling and his brother Ingvald came along as crew.
On board were:
Skipper Ørevik, shipowner Amlie from Haugesund, Bernhard Håvardsholm, a man by the last name of Kristiansen, Nils Meling and his brother Ingvald, Gjert Ording, Consul Spence (British Consul in Stavanger) and his wife and 3 sons are also said to have been on board, however, a message in my Guestbook from the grandson of one of the children says he had 2 daughters and a son, not 3 sons. Here's another Guestbook message from the son of Skipper Ørevik.
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| About 50'. Left Øklandsvågen on Sept. 27-1941 with 57 people, including 6 women. Up until that time this was the largest group to be taken across the North Sea since the war began (organized by the Bremnes Group). They arrived Aberdeen on Sept. 30 following a rough voyage.
The following were on board:
Skipper and owner Alf Martin Wåge, Olaf Andresen, Svein Bjørgen, Peder Brekke, Birger Børve, Jakob Eikanger, Bergthor Fredrik Messel Endresen, Henrik Furunes, Toralf Henning Grimås, Kristine Grutle, Ole Grutle, Else Haldorsen (wife of Kristian Haldorsen - see Traust), Konrad Halleraker, Lillie Hansen, Ragnvald Hauge, John Hillestad, Lars K. Hofstad, Peder Martin Håkonsen, Rolf Johannesen, Waldemar Johnsen, Anders Katla, Helmar Katla, Leiv Larsen Katle, Jan Kirkhorn, Johan Bakke Kloven, Odd B. Kloven, Gerda Kromenes, Olav Kvarven, Edvin Langeland, Egil Langeland, Nils Lindquist, Ragnvald Ljosnes, Hartman Mehus, Olav Mehus, Mons Napstad, Edvin Larsen Nesse, Ingvald Endresen Nesse, Johan Nesse*, John J. Nesse, Arthur Nilsen, Kåre Nilsen, Harald Nordthun, Gunnar Goss Olsen, Sverre Pedersen, Solveig Seglem, Gunvald Skålevik, Konrad Solberg, Synnøve Støve, Halvor Svendsen, Knut Nilsen Sørlie, Sigurd Torget, Albrigt Ulversøy, Arne Ulversøy, Olav Utslåtøy, Johannes Wedå, Leif Wåge, Arne Ås.
*The 16 year old Johan Nesse was the brother of Nils and Simon Nesse, who got away with Svanen in Aug.-1941.
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| Owned by the brothers Sverre and Johan Roald, Vigra, hired from them by the so called "Torsvik Group". Departed on Jan. 19-1941 with 15 people.
These were on board:
Tor Berset, Julius Olav Blindheim, Reidar Bruusgaard (Naval Captain), Inge Eidsvik, Monrad Gjørven, Johan Hamnøy, Finn Karlsen, Hartvig Kiran (of the Norwegian National Broadcasting Company), Bjarne Asbjørn Lunde, Gunnar Midsem, Sverre Midtskau, Bjørn Ringstad, Andreas Rødland, Leif Våge, Karl Johan Aarsæther.
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| Departed Bømlo on Aug. 4-1941 with 6 people, arriving Lerwick on Aug. 5.
On board were:
Skipper Ånen Hovland, Jørgen Lodden, Lauritz Lønning, John Strand, Albert Vestvik, Anton Vestvik.
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This vessel left Kleppestø in Åskøy on March 8-1941, and was to pick up another group of escapees near Hjelteskæret in Fjell, before continuing west. However, when this latter group was boarding, they were pulled on board by German soldiers, having been betrayed by someone on board. Those who had planned to escape with Norge I were taken to court and sentenced to 3 - 8 years. In the same case, radio operator Erling Marthinsson got his first death sentence, having sent a message with one of the escapees proving that he had a radio transmitter. He escaped shortly thereafter from Ulven concentration camp and managed to get to England. Returned the following year, only to get arrested again, sentenced to death and executed. The others in the so called "Hjelteskjer case" were Ragnar Haugland, Sigmunn Husdal, Nils Kleppe, Per Lygren, Odd Mjelde, Rolf Mjelde, Henry Hansen Seterstøl, Bjørn Simonnæs, Hermann Steinfeldt, Ragnar Vik, John Zakkariassen, Trygve Olsen and Salamon Thorsen. The latter 2 later died in a concentration camp.
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| Departed Bømlo on Oct. 8-1941 with 17 people, arriving Lerwick on Oct. 10, having had engine trouble en route, but were able to repair.
On board were:
Skipper (and part owner) Sigvald Eide, Kristian Eide, Nils A. Eide, Mathias Henriksen, Bernhard Hovland, John Lodden, Georg Lønning, Hans Nilsen, Markus Johannes Olson, Olav Olson, Hans Tvedt, Martha Tvedt, Adolf Vespestad, Berger Vespestad, Hans Vespestad, Johan M. Vespestad, Anders Vestvik.
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| Left Florø on Apr. 29-1941 with 8 people and arrived Lerwick on May 4.
The following made the voyage:
Skipper Dagfinn Ulriksen, Gerhard Edvardsen, Leif Fjellestad, Odvin Knapstad, Audun Nesheim, Atle Svardal, Bjarne Vadseth, Astrid Louise Wilman.
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Left Byrknesøy, Gulen on Aug. 15-1941 with 10 people and arrived Lerwick the following day. Skipper and owner was Trygve Birknes.
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| Departed Måløy on May 26-1940 with 7 people, arriving Shetland late in the evening of the 28th, with Peder Paulsen as skipper (who also owned the boat). The original plan had been for him to take 4 men out to sea to meet up with another vessel. When this ship was not there they continued further west, but still no ship. Eventually, they had gone so far that the skipper agreed they might as well all go to Shetland.
Others on board were:
Knut Farestveit, ? Litlevang, Clement Meyer, Ole Sletten, Georg Øvre-Eide and Peder Wilhelmsen.
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| Left Ålesund on May 30-1940 with 15 people, organized by the "Torsvik Group" (see my Statistics page, link below) and 3 of those who came along on the voyage to Baltasund.
On board were Skipper (and owner) Olav Festøy, Eiliv Odde Hauge, Ruben Langmo Larsen and Wilhelm Mohn. Also, a mechanic and 2 aircraft pilots, an army officer, a British soldier and a British preacher as well as a German Jew.
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