2021-04-07T09:38:00+01:00
The Norwegian Coastal Administration is working on salvaging the heavy lift vessel Eemslift Hendrika, which ran into trouble approximately 60 nautical miles west of Ålesund on Monday morning. The authority warns that there is still a risk that the ship may capsize and pose an environmental hazard.
Photo credit: Hovedredningssentralen Sør-Norge
According to the
Norwegian Coastal Administration, the ship, loaded with vessels, sent out an emergency message on Monday morning. Reports suggest that the cargoes onboard shifted in the rough seas causing the ship to list.
Norway’s
Joint Rescue Coordination Center evacuated eight of the crew by its rescue helicopter Florø. Later in the evening, the remaining four crew members were hoisted up by SAR Tampen, having jumped into the sea.
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Bridgewater, NS, Canada / CKBW
Apr 4, 2021 8:32 PM
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax has called off the search for a missing fisher in waters off the coast of Cape Breton.
The JRCC stated their decision was based on the results of search efforts over the past 25 hours.
Based on the results of the search over the last 25 hours, the search for the missing person has been suspended. Our thoughts and sincere condolences go out to the family, friends, and community.
The FV Tyhawk had five crew members on board when a mayday call was issued at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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