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23 August 2025 / Svalbardposten / Kåre M. Hansen
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Considered sinking it with gunfire

Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway

Norway’s Coast Guard considered using a machine gun to sink a drifting mooring buoy near Svalbard before eventually hauling the rusty steel structure aboard. The incident highlights marine debris hazards in Arctic waters.


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