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On Wednesday evening, a dramatic rescue mission took place in the east of Oseberg, in the North Sea, where a sailboat was in need.
At 2217, the two persons jumped into the sea and were transported in a rescue helicopter from Statfjord-B.
"It was a very dramatic rescue operation and at 21:14 the boat reported that it had absorbed a lot of water and that the situation was critical, they were afraid that the boat would fall and they wanted a helicopter at that time. place, "said relief chief Eirik Walle at the National Rescue Center in Norway (HRS).
The MS rescue ship "Stril Merkur" was nearby, but the sailboat's VHF receiver was not working well.
The rescue ship "Halfdan Grieg" arrived in the area shortly before the situation became critical.
Almost hurricane in closets
At 39 feet, the sailboat's passengers had struggled against the waves and the strong wind since their departure from the signal "May day" at 16:50.
There were waves ten meters high and up to 60 knots in the windshield. At the hurricane, there are 64 knots in the throws.
Fløyet in Flesland
The conditions are good with both people on board. They were transported by helicopter to Flesland and landed around 23:30.
– They would have been relatively fit. They go to a small health check now because they have been in the water and have cooled down. They are greeted by the police and taken care of by the Flesland health staff, says Walle.
According to the business paper Sysla, the boat was about 60 nautical miles west of Fedje when the distress signal was sent.
The boat was not tempted to rescue because of bad weather, so it will probably sink during the night. HRS does not mean anything about the fact that the boat was far off in the forecast storm.
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