Kaare Iversen

Kaare Emil Iversen (1918 - 2001), was born in Flatanger, Norway, October 10th 1918.He was the son of a sea pilot and had joined his father on the pilot vessel. When the Germans attacked Norway he was a fisherman and soon joined the underground army. His activities were discovered by the Germans and he had to leave the Country. He and three other men escaped to Shetland in August 1941 with his father's boat, the 42 foot Villa II. From Shetland he was transfered to England were he joined and trained with the 'Company Linge' unit, and voluntered to join The Shetland Bus. He was among the men Larsen choose as crew on M/B Arthur and sailed several tours with Larsen. He was crewman on M/B Siglaos, M/B Feie, M/B Harald and M/B Heland. In December 1943, he joind the crew on the submarine chaser Hessa as engineer under command of Petter Salen. When 'Hessa' was under repair, Iversen served as engineer on 'Vigra', and one tour with one of the Norwegian Navy's MTBs. When 'Hessa' was back again he rejoined the crew , and stayed there until the war ended. Kåre Iversen did 57 tours as across the North Sea, most of them as engineer
On December 6th 1944, he married the Scalloway girl Christine 'Cissie' Slater. They stayed in Scalloway after the war and had three daughters.
In 1996, Shetland times Ltd. published his memoirs ; "I was a Shetland Bus Man". It was reprinted in 2004, with a new introduction and the title "Shetland Bus Man".