Arne Rinnan

Arne Frode Rinnan is the former captain of the MV Tampa, which in 2001 was refused access to Australia to disembark 433 rescued refugees - in what became known as the Tampa affair. Rinnan and his crew were awarded the Nansen Refugee Award in 2002. Early life Rinnan was born on 10 November 1940 in Oslo, Norway) to parents, Louise Mari "Lillemor" Devold and Frode Rinnan, who moved from Ålesund in 1939. Career Rinnan worked as the captain of the MV Tampa owned by Norwegian shipping line Wallenius Wilhelmsen.