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Roktamonumentet
Roktamonumentet on Rindarøya commemorates a shipwreck and the people who tried to save its crew. Looking out from Aukra towards the exposed sea, the memorial gives a human story to the coastal landscape and to the risks faced by sailors and rescuers.
The place1
The monument stands with views towards Galleskjæra, where the cargo vessel Rokta was lost, and towards coastal places including Bjørnsund, Ona and Flatflesa lighthouse. This direct relationship with the sea matters: the place is a place to consider an event in the waters ahead, rather than only to read names on a memorial.
History and local connections1
Rokta sank during a hurricane on 3 April 1938. Six of the twelve crew members died, and people from Rindarøya and Aukra took part in the rescue. The municipality describes the operation's live radio coverage as an important part of how the event reached a wider public.
What to look for1
Nicolaus Widerberg created the monument, erected fifty years after the wreck. Arnulf Øverland also responded to the event in a poem about the rescue on Hustadvika. Art, literature and the view towards the wreck area together show how a local maritime disaster became a lasting act of remembrance.
Planning a visit1
Aukra municipality describes a rest area beside the monument and a walking path down towards the sea. Check its local route information for the approach and conditions. This is an exposed coastal visit: choose footwear and clothing for wind and the path, and use the surroundings respectfully as a memorial to lives lost.
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