# The Joint Rescue Coordination Centres in Norway celebrating 50th anniversary

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**Category:** Marine Safety
**Created:** [October 5, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-joint-rescue-coordination-centres-in-norway-celebrating-50th-anniversary/60853 "2021-10-05T09:07:12Z")
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#### Post date: [October 5, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-joint-rescue-coordination-centres-in-norway-celebrating-50th-anniversary/60853/1 "2021-10-05T09:07:12Z")

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> **["The Backbone of Norwegian Rescue Preparedness Celebrates 50 Years"](https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/backbone-norwegian-rescue-preparedness-celebrates-50-years)**
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> "The Joint Rescue Coordination Centres in Norway are currently celebrating their 50th anniversary. Few people are aware of the role the two main rescue centres in Bodø and Stavanger play in saving lives and health over a very large area of...

What better way to celebrate that than by holding an exercise:

> **[Major Exercise in Svalbard: Preparing for Cruise Accident in the Arctic](https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/major-exercise-svalbard-preparing-cruise-accident-arctic)**
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> A cruise ship carrying 200 has shipwrecked far north in Svalbard waters. There are no roads, cabins or any other infrastructure nearby and rescuing as many people as possible as fast as possible is a matter of urgency. That is the scenario for a...