Norway says it believes Libya coast guard fired upon migrant vessel
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026

Norway alleges Libya's coast guard fired on the MV Ocean Viking, a Norwegian rescue ship, in the Mediterranean. An investigation is requested.
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it believes a Libyan coast guard vessel on August 24 fired upon a Norwegian-flagged ship, the MV Ocean Viking, which conducts migrant rescue missions in the Mediterranean.
The incident had put the vessel, crew and others on board at risk, the Norwegian foreign ministry said in a statement.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested that the incident be investigated to determine what happened, and that Libyan authorities implement measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again," Norway said.
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Essi Lehto and Louise Rasmussen)
Norway's foreign ministry reported that a Libyan coast guard vessel fired upon the MV Ocean Viking, a Norwegian-flagged ship, on August 24.
The ministry stated that the incident put the vessel, crew, and others on board at risk, and requested an investigation to determine what happened.
Norway requested that Libyan authorities implement measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
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