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Captain Bjørn Kjellby and his crew of five found that their fishing boat was on fire for a few minutes.
published: Updated: 30.11.18 01:28
"I do not believe in anything, but I think someone had to take care of us Wednesday night.Thank you my God for being so close to the earth.If that had happened there where we fished, 120 kilometers from North SeaI could not have talked to VG today, said Kjellby.
The crew had to be rescued when the fishing boat was firing and was completely knocked over. Haugesund Wednesday evening. The main rescue center was informed of the fire at 4:56 pm Wednesday afternoon. It took a relatively short time before they knew that the boat near Røvær near Haugesund was on fire.
– The fire alarm was triggered and we located a small fire in the technical room. We started extinguishing with powder and fire pumps, but the fire developed so quickly that we were shameless. In a few seconds, we experienced an uncontrolled fire. In ten minutes, the boat was so clear that I had to send "Mayday" and that the focus was on extinction, to save lives, "said the skipper.
proudly
"We came to the lifejackets, a local ferry was nearby and we crossed a line, which allowed us to fire in their lifeboat instead of using ours, which would be more risky. because of the flames, says Kjellby.
He says he's proud of his crew.
"We stood a little bit before going to the lifeboat, paralyzed what happened … Everyone behaved in an extremely professional and sober way and he did not go to the rescue boat. There was no sign of panic.
Rescue Chief Jan Lillebøe at HRS confirms the course of things
"Just after 5.30 pm, the crews were recovered and then crossed a lifeboat before being picked up by nearby ships.
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Kjellby said the wind was blowing and the boat "merged" in a few hours and sank. The harsh weather made the wreck difficult. In the end, you chose to let the boat run out. At 23:56, he went to the bottom.
– The cause of the fire is not clear
"He was completely overthrown," Lillebøe said.
The six were transported to Haugesund and taken care of by the health staff. Two of them had been breathing smoke, but were otherwise unscathed without the need for medical surveillance, the Southwest Police District said at 7 pm.
Fædrelandsvennen mentioned the question earlier on Thursday.
On Thursday, at 1 pm, police announced that the cause of the fire was still not clear.
"There is a lot of evidence and we are working on the case," said Helge Kvia, an investigator from the South West Police District.
Kjellby says that he does not know what was the reason.
– What are you doing now?
– It will be a bit like an office building was burning: we have to find alternatives and it's up to us to have a new boat. We have become a big, well-groomed gang, which I really want to continue on.
He says that they came from fishing for whitefish – including cod and haddock – 120 km from the North Sea.
"We were on the road with the catch and had to leave the next day.Now it is important that the crews and families get the treatment of the accident.The steel and the boat can be replaced, it can not to be human, says the skipper.
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The boat belongs according to fishing portal by BK Fisk, located in Mandal. It is 32 meters long and is almost new, with the construction year 2016.
according to Fædrelandsvennen is a skipper Kjellby is also president of the company owning the boat.
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