HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne visits The Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association (DNK) in Oslo
HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, visited DNK on May 22nd in her capacity as the Patron of the Anglo-Norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project.
The program started in the newly established Norwegian Shipping Security and Resilience Centre (operated in close co-operation by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, DNK and Norma Cyber).
This was followed by a briefing in the DNK Intelligence & Operations Centre where HRH was given a brief on how threats against civilian shipping are monitored and how the crisis response is organized. The DNK Intelligence & Operations Centre is where the operational response to all incidents resulting from war, terror or piracy affecting Norwegian ships is coordinated.
HRH was introduced to the members of the DNK Board of Directors and to members of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association involved in the transportation of military equipment for NATO allies, securing the European energy supply following the attack on Ukraine, securing the North-Sea underwater infrastructure, or otherwise significantly contributing to the common Anglo-Norwegian maritime security interests.
HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, unveiled a painting by artist Mrs. Serena Vivian-Neal depicting wartime “Coast-Watchers” secretly monitoring the movements of the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway during WWII. The painting was purchased by the DNK with the proceeds going to the Anglo-Norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project.
DNK’s CEO, Mr. Svein Ringbakken said:
We are honored that HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, Patron of the Anglo-Norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project, has unveiled the “Coast-Watchers” painting. Like during WWII, the modern Norwegian maritime industry maintains its contribution to our own security and to that of our allies.
As HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, has witnessed today, the movements of civilian ships are still monitored as are the threats posed by our adversaries. The methods and geographic locations of interest may have changed from what is depicted in the painting, but the allies remain the same.