– There should have been lights on all three stakes standing in the lake here. Then this accident would most likely have been avoided, says Jarle Osen. He is the operations manager for Korshamn Rorbuer. 37-year-old Stian Alexander Stene Slotte died when a leisure boat with four people on board collided at Korshavn in Lyngdal on the night of Monday. The name has been released in consultation with next of kin. Inadequate training news meets Osen in Korshamn on Monday afternoon. He is affected by the incident. – It was a tragic accident, it affects us all, he says. Korshamn Rorbuer rents out boats and equipment to fishermen, among other things. Many of them come from abroad. – We locals know where these stakes are, but we rent to many and more private renters. If they do not receive good enough training, such tragic accidents happen, says Osen. It was a small leisure boat with four people on board that drove into the iron pillar. They were crab fishing in a 16-foot dinghy when the accident occurred. It was this sea mark that was hit by the leisure boat. Photo: Anna Rut Tørressen / news Waken up by a neighbor Osen himself was woken up by a neighbor who came knocking. According to Osen, it was pitch black and raining when the accident took place. – Out here there are often strong seas and when you come here at night and there are no lights on the stakes, it is clear that such accidents can happen, he says. None of the other three who were in the boat were life-threateningly injured. They will be tried to be questioned when they are able to do so, the police say. According to the police, all are Norwegian citizens. As a matter of routine, blood samples have been taken from all those involved. It is not yet known who was driving the boat and it is unclear what caused the accident. The boat accident happened outside Korshamn in Lyngdal on the night of Monday. Photo: Anna Rut Tørressen / news Coastal Administration: – Should be more illuminated Seamarks are checked by the Coastal Administration every five years. In 2021, the post that the leisure boat crashed into was marked as safe. The Norwegian Coastal Agency says they will see what they could have done differently when the accident has been investigated. – It may be right that it should be more lit, but there is a sector light that glows white in the approach that indicates where you can sail safely in, says Tatjana Eriksen, section leader for planning at the Coastal Administration. She states that if they change a seamark, they must assess it together with other objects in an area so that it becomes a whole. – Navigation plans are complex. We can’t just set up extra brands without looking at the whole, says Eriksen.
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Thinks boat accident could have been avoided with better lighting – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
