Searching for a missing fisherman – news Troms and Finnmark

– We are searching for a missing fisherman. This is what Tor Erik Torkelsen at the Central Rescue Service in Northern Norway (HRS) tells us. He confirms that they have launched a search for a fisherman who has fallen overboard from a fishing boat. There were two people on board the boat. It was the missing person’s colleague who alerted the emergency services. The lifeboat Klaveness Marine is participating in the search for the man who fell overboard off the coast of Loppa in Finnmark. Here, the crew has taken a photo of one of the other boats that is also participating in the search. Photo: RS Klaveness Marine – His health is now taken care of, says Thomas Ringen at the Central Rescue Center in Northern Norway. At around 11.20am on Tuesday, HRS received an emergency call via VHF from a vessel on the Lopphavet. – It gradually emerged that it was a “man overboard” situation, says Torkelsen. What has happened is currently unclear. Tor Erik Torkelsen at the Central Rescue Center in Northern Norway (HRS) says the search is in full swing. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news Several participate in search Rescue helicopters from Banak and Tromsø participate in the search from the air. – The Danish Armed Forces’ maritime patrol aircraft, the P8 Poseidon and the coastguard ship Farm are also taking part in the search for the man overboard situation on the Lopp Sea, reports HRS shortly after 2pm, says Torkelsen. In addition, two lifeboats have been sent from Hasvik and Skjervøy. – Several local vessels are also taking part in the search, he says. This applies to local ferries and speedboats. The search for a missing fisherman is ongoing in the coastal area off Sørøya in Finnmark. Boreal reports that their ferries that run between Loppa and Sørøya this afternoon will be delayed, because they are participating in the search. – MF Bergsfjord reports that they are temporarily withdrawing from the route due to participation in rescue operations today, Tuesday. This could cause delays throughout the day. New information will come at 14.00, Boreal writes on its website. Unknown cause According to the weather service YR, there is a light breeze in the area, and clear weather. Tor Erik Torkelsen in HRS says they currently do not know what has happened. – We do not know the circumstances of the incident. He says the search for the missing fisherman continues at full strength. The main rescue center in Northern Norway is coordinating the search. RS Klaveness Marine is involved in the search outside Sørøya. The lifeboat is one of several vessels that went straight to the area when the “man overboard” message came in. Photo: RS Klaveness Marine



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