The Home Guard keeps watch on land facilities – security level raised in 19 Norwegian ports – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio

– Based on the increased threat level, the Coastal Administration has decided to raise the security level to level 2 at selected port facilities, writes the Coastal Administration in a press release (external link). The Directorate asks all ships that are going to visit 19 ports in Norway to prepare. Among the 19 ports are also several facilities Heimevernet måndag will help the police in keeping watch. On Sunday, the police districts in West, South-West and Møre and Romsdal agreed to their questions about assistance from the Home Guard to keep watch at the facility. This applies, among others, to the gas plant at Nyhamna in Aukra in Møre and Romsdal, Mongstad in Alver and Kollsnes in Øygarden in Vestland and Kårstø in Tysvær in Rogaland. Jon Talgø, platoon leader for Task Force Osprey HV08 Agder Rogaland. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news – We will help the police with access control and control of the object, says platoon leader of the task force which is at Kårstø, Jon Talgø. All land plants can be central targets. At Kårstø, for example, around 30 gas fields are connected to the facility via pipelines. Furthermore, gas is sent in pipes to the continent. The background for the guard and the raising of the security level are the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea and several drone observations at Norwegian platforms in the North Sea. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news



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