On 15 February 1945, 525 Norwegian civilians were evacuated from Sørøya by four Royal Navy destroyers and brought to safety in Scotland via Murmansk in the Soviet Union.
O 15 de febreiro de 1945, 525 civís noruegos foron evacuados de Sørøxa por catro destructores da Royal Navy e levados a un sitio seguro en Escocia a través de Murmansk na Unión Soviética.