damage to boats and cars had to be salvaged – news Troms and Finnmark

– Last night it was absolutely extreme. An anemometer stopped working when the wind came up to 44 meters per second, or something like that. So there have been extreme conditions with a lot of wind, a lot of sea and a lot of rainfall. That’s what Leif Arne Haughom says. He is the harbor manager in Vardø. – In some cases, we have extensive damage to both boats and possibly also facilities. The harbor master does not have an overview of the full extent of the damage, but will try to get an overview on Thursday morning. Phone calls continue to come in to Vardø harbor with reports of damage. – Right now there is a lot of “arms and legs”. But we hope that during the day we will get better control and an overview, he says. A polar low pressure hit the coast of Finnmark yesterday evening and night. According to the meteorologist, the low pressure is over on Thursday morning, but a number of danger warnings are still over Troms and Finnmark. A climate watcher at the Meteorological Institute says that the polar low pressure hit Vardø and was at its strongest around midnight. Boats had suffered On Thursday morning, the harbor master in Vardø tells about boats that have been damaged. The first message came at two in the morning. – A boat on Svartnes had worn out. It drifted and rammed into another boat. The rescue boat was called there and they got the situation sorted out, as far as I know. – Another boat has ended up on the shore at Svartnes, says Haughom. He asks people to get in touch if they discover something in the harbor that something should be done about. The fire service had to save several cars Vardø Fire Service and rescue team report on social media that there was severe weather during the call last night. They had to rescue two cars and a plow driver during the night, the fire service writes on its website. Listen to the radio interview here Listen to the radio interview with the port manager in Finnmarksendinga below: The polar low pressure is leaving its mark on Finnmark this morning. We hear from a plow driver what it’s like trying to keep the roads open during the storm in Nord-Varanger. Published 12/12/2024, at 11.27 Updated 12.12.2024, at 11.29



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