Norwegian vessel Beta to the left and Russian vessel Kapitan Matyshkin both participated in Exercise Barents 2015.
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Norwegian exercise coordinators from the Norwegian Coast Guard gathered in the command center of KV Andenes.
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Plotting coordinates for the search and rescue mission of the Exercise.
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The newly built Russian vessel Baltica is specially designed for search and rescue missions in the Arctic and was the command center for the exercise. This photo is taken from the Norwegian Coastal Administration's surveillance aircraft, which also took part in the exercise.
Photo: Norwegian Coastal Administration
Both Russian and Norwegian helicopters took part in the exercise. This is a Norwegian Seaking helicopter dropping of casualties on the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Andenes,
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Exercise Barents 2015. Search and rescue.
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The injured seaman is brought to safety on KV Andenes.
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The Norwegian Air Force´ Seaking helicopter.
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Jonny Roaldsund (right) in command on the bridge of KV Andenes.
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Head of KV Andenes and Norwegian on scene coordinator Lieutenant commander Håkon Engevik (right) is looking at the nautical chart as the exercise is in progress.
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Part to of the exercise was an oil spill exercise. Here the Norwegian vessel Beta is preparing the booms.
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Russian vessel Kapitan Matyshkin is preparing their booms for the exercise.
Photo: Norwegian Coastal Administration
Senior adviser Trond Hjort-Larsen in the Norwegian Coastal Administration.
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Norwegian on scene coordinator Lieutenant commander Håkon Engevik (right), second in command at KV Andenes Jonny Roaldsund and adviser Lars Petter Wilson in the Norwegian Coastal Administration discussing the experiences in the exercise debrief.
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These six persons were the main coordinators of the exercise on the Norwegian side. Lars Nedrevåg (left) from Norway's Joint Rescue Coordination Center, adviser Lars Petter Wilson at The Norwegian Coastal Administration, Lieutenant commander Håkon Engevik of KV Andenes, Senior adviser Trond Hjort-Larsen in the Norwegian Coastal Administration, adviser Alf Kristiansen in The Norwegian Coastal Administration and second in command of KV Andenes Jonny Roaldsund.