Norway changes homeport for spy-ship, away from Russian border
The Marjata, long home-ported in Kirkenes, just a few kilometers from the border with Russia's heavily militarized Kola Peninsula, will now be based in Harstad.
July 14, 2020
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Norway’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Harstad is the new official homeport for the intelligence ship Marjata, which until now has called at Kirkenes, near Norway’s border with Russia, for crew change and supplies.
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