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- ↑ Bergens Tidende. "Øker flåten og ansetter nye folk" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ↑ NA24. "Mowinckel tilbake i bulk" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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