. ▁ ▁Career ▁M ør land ▁finished ▁middle ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁ship - owner ▁company ▁Chr . ▁Th . ▁Bo e ▁and ▁the ▁ship bro ker ▁company ▁Lund ▁& ▁Co . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁own ▁ship - owner ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁named ▁Ag des id ens ▁R eder i . ▁He ▁later ▁started ▁more ▁companies ; ▁M ør land ▁R eder i ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁M ør land ▁T ank re der i ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁Norway ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁in car cer ated ▁in ▁Ark iv et ▁until ▁ 4 ▁July , ▁then ▁in ▁Gr ini ▁concentration ▁camp ▁to ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁then ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁in ▁Berg ▁concentration ▁camp . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁ships , ▁M T ▁V arda as ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 5 6 4 ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁while ▁carrying ▁dead ▁fre ight ▁from ▁Cape ▁Town ▁to ▁Tr in idad , ▁but ▁all ▁ 4 1 ▁crew ▁members ▁were ▁saved . ▁His ▁ship ▁MS ▁Rav na as ▁was ▁s unk ▁by ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁ 2