– The two people we searched for, found and brought ashore. They are after circumstances OK.
It says redningsleder Frode Iversen at the joint rescue coordination centre Northern Norway.
Two foreign nationals, most likely on the fishing trip, contacted the HRS when the boat they were in took on water.
It was a bad phone line, and poor English from the two, but we understood that they were very afraid.
Eight boats to the rescue
the joint rescue coordination centre Northern Norway, the rescue helicopter from Banak at the Lakselv and summoned all the boats in the nearby areas of kystradioen.
” We got a quick response from any boats in the distance, as well as the ferry over the Ullsfjord which changed course towards the two in the boat. Also several private boats were in the harbor got the message and headed towards the two in distress.
There were reports of poor visibility and a lot of snow in the area. In the entire first phase, it was not made findings of the two people or the boat, but according to the redningsleder Ørjan Delbekk by the joint rescue coordination centre was located a rubber boat on the sea.
According to the HRS they had with rescue equipment on board.
Delbekk says that it is possible may be two foreign fisketurister that have been problems in the snowweather on the Ullsfjord outside Tromsø.
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Redningsleder Iversen says to NRK that the two foreign subjects are not the first to contact the HRS of the storm.
There have been several cases in North-Norway the last few days with people in smaller boats that need help in ruskeværet. They have discovered that they have lost direction and can not navigate.
Redningsleder by HRS North of Norway, Frode Iversen.
Photo: Andreas Nilsen Trygstad / NRK
Iversen asks people to check the weather forecast before they go from the country.
We understand that those who do not go in the cabin want to rather go on the sea. But it is just as much reason to check the weather forecast. If one harbors in bad weather in a smaller boat, is it not good.
In a time that is special for everyone in the health and care sector, has redningslederen a clear call:
– The most important thing is to not get in distress so I recommend not to go to sea in small boats if there is no weather for a boat trip.
