The German destroyer Georg Thiele was scuttled and is still visible from around the railway between Straumsnes and Rombak railway station.
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Sea eagles and otters have made a strong comeback and are now very common in and around the fjord.
Even within the British forces, the Army and Navy commanders—Major-General Pierse J. Mackesy and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cork—had difficulty cooperating: Cork advocated a swift and direct attack from the sea while Mackesy advocated a cautious approach from both sides of the Ofotfjord.