Both the lifeboat “Det Norske Veritas” and a strong ground support in Stamsund in Lofoten this morning. A man who was on board the barge ended up in the sea and was later taken to hospital by helicopter. It was Lofotposten that first wrote about the rescue operation outside Stamsund, which was launched just before 10 o’clock on Friday. The rescue boat “Det Norske Veritas” tries to save a shark that has run aground, but runs aground itself. Photo: Sisilie Skagen Johansen / private The fishing boat “Stamsundværing”, which came to the site to help the two boats, also ran aground. Fixer Sisilie Skagen was crew on the boat, together with her husband and his colleague. They saw the drama at close range, but could do nothing. – It was terrible, she says to news. Three boats aground at the same time – The lifeboat took on water and was out of power, so it was difficult for them to get the lens. In addition, the boat ran aground, says fisherman Sisilie Skagen. Photo: Sisilie Skagen Johansen / Private Sisilie Skagen’s husband received a call from a colleague on the boat “Stamsundværing” that there was a shark that needed help just outside Stamsund. Skagen came along in case extra hands were needed. – We were quickly on board and on our way out, without knowing what would meet us just outside Stamsund, says Skagen. When they came out, the lifeboat “Det Norske Veritas” was already on the scene, and had tried to tow the sharge that was stuck. But in the attempt, the lifeboat itself had run aground. – The weather is bad, a lot of wind and draft in the sea, and the skate was quite stuck, says Skagen. Skagen and the others on “Stamsundværing” therefore tried to save the lifeboat. But it was so shallow that they didn’t get close enough. They couldn’t get hold of the tow because the lifeboat was so unsteady on the wreckage. Sisilie Skagen says that the skipper of the Redningskøyta had gone as shallow as possible to save the life of the fisherman who had ended up in the water. The picture was taken on another occasion. Photo: Synnøve Sundby Fallmyr – That left us stranded. – The first thought was that we would also end up in trouble at sea, but everyone kept calm, she tells news. As a result, three boats were now aground. Two of them in the attempt to save the third. But “Stamsundværing” recovered from the reef and had it checked that they had no leakage. – You never want to lose colleagues. It is the first priority that no one should perish, says fisherman Sisilie Skagen. The picture was taken on another occasion. Photo: Synnøve Sundby Fallmyr / news Thus they remained 40 meters away in case there was a need. So did several other local small boats which also tried to tow without success. – It was awful. Terribly disgusting and chaotic, says Skagen. The area where the first shark had become stuck is an area of Sicily and the other local fishermen have to pass by every day to get out to the fishing grounds. – Then you easily get those thoughts. You never know if you’ll be lying there one day, she says. In the end, the lifeboat “Det Norske Veritas” was saved by the lifeboat “Sundt flyer”. After a while, the other lifeboat returned. It was able to tow the lifeboat off the ground and take it ashore to start emptying it of water and trying to seal the hull. Sisilie Skagen Johnsen and the rest of the crew on “Stamsundværing” could only watch as the rescue boat got stuck on a rescue mission. Sisilie Skagen Johnsen Man in reef sent to hospital in Tromsø But the most dramatic minutes on the reef outside Stamsund were before Sisilie and the crew on ” Stamsundværing” arrived. The lifeboat “Sundt flyer” had already taken two people to shore who had been lying in the sea for about 20 minutes. There was a rescuer and a man who had been on board the barge. The man who was on board the wreck and has now been sent to the University Hospital (UNN) in Tromsø. – Life-saving first aid was given to the man on the spot, says Frode Iversen in HRS to news. HRS informs news that the shark that the lifeboat first went out to rescue is still lying where it ran aground. Photo: Sisilie Skagen Johansen / Privat Lokalavisa Lofotposten writes that according to people who have been at the scene of the accident, the shark has already suffered extensive damage. The weather forecast for the next few days means that it will not be possible to save it until the weekend. According to the same newspaper, divers examined the hull of the lifeboat when it arrived in port. A tarpaulin was placed under the boat to limit the amount of water entering. In addition, a box of margarine was used to seal the water ingress. The skate is no longer in danger of sinking. “KV Heimdal” helped in the rescue operation. Photo: Gøran Gimsøy / Lofot-tidende Journalist Kai Nikolaisen in Lofotposten followed Friday’s dramatic events from shore. – The leak in the lifeboat is now kept in check with a pump. It will be moved to leeward when the weather worsens later in the evening, he tells news. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow warning for gales in the area. – The lifeboat constantly sacrifices its life to save us fishermen when we are in need, says fisherman Skagen. – All credit to the crew on board both skates and for looking after us along the coast.
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The lifeboat ran aground during a mission – news Nordland
