Residents of and visitors to the Norwegian capital of Oslo during the 1980s will no doubt remember with fondness the former Hurtigruten coastal passenger liner Hakon Jarl (built 1952).
After 30 years of chugging up and down the Norwegian coast, the little ship spent almost a decade tied up in Oslo as a floating hotel. Its bar and restaurants were especially popular with the local shipping fraternity who enjoyed the nautical ambience on offer.
But
