On a trial hunt for Crabeater seals in the Weddell Sea with m/s "Polarhav" in 1964
By skipper Sigmund Bøe

We had made our annual hunting trip to the Newfoundland field with very good results. We had a helicopter on this trip, and it was a great help during the hunt. Our shipowners, Rieber and Karlsen, had been working for some time on plans for a trial trip to Antarctica to investigate whether it was possible to conduct seal hunting there on a profitable basis. Now they took this up again in earnest, but they met with little willingness to cooperate from the various authorities. There was certainly some big politics involved, as Norway had been involved in setting up treaties and agreements concerning the exploitation of natural resources in Antarctica, and there was a general ban on all commercial activity in Antarctica itself.

By Arctic sea captain Sigmund Bøe

Some time ago, you could read in the newspapers and hear on the radio about the freighter "Remito", which was drifting ashore in the area near Kvitneset in Stadt. The reason was that the power supply failed, and they only had electric steering, so even though the engine was running, they still ended up in the shallows, and the boat was completely sunk.