– The vessel has caught fire. The boat is probably lost, says operations manager Stine Mjelde in the West police district. An adult man was on board the boat. He jumped into the sea, the 110 center informs news. At 11.36 the police state that the man has been brought ashore at Os. – We have not received feedback that he will be rushed on anywhere, says operations manager Stine Mjelde in the West police district. The man must have been alone in the boat. No one is missing. Was picked up by the Coast Guard – He is not that far from shore, so he is swimming towards shore, said acting guard commander Dan-Inge Gjesdal in 110 West at 11.20am. At 11.25 the police state that the man has been picked up in one of the Coast Guard’s boats. They have moved out with two small boats, of the Sjøbjørn type, from KV “Andenes”. They must have smoke divers, fire extinguishing equipment and sanitary equipment on board. The boat is supposed to be 23 feet long, and should have been around four meters from shore when it started to burn. The fire service has rushed to the scene with both cars and a fire boat and is still working on the scene. – The fire has been quite extensive. It can be considered major damage to the boat, says Gjesdal.
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Boat caught fire in Bjørnafjorden – boat driver jumped overboard – news Vestland
