Norwegian Beaches: Erviksanden

Erviksanden is very well known for Surfing but a heartbreak history took place there during the II World War. As was the case with all Norwegian ships operating in German-occupied Norway she had her name and NORGE (English: NORWAY) painted on both her sides. Large Norwegian flags were also painted both on her sides and on her roof. Her complement of passengers consisted of both Norwegian civilians and German military personnel.
At 19:00, Sanct Svithun was attacked by six Bristol Beaufighters from the Canadian 404 Squadron armed with "60 lb" 3-inch rockets. Between 41 and 46 Norwegians died in the incident, while 75 or 76 were saved; only two of the Germans on board survived.