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Lifeboat assisted blazing fishing vessel
On June 17, 2016, at 11:45 a.m. the Norwegian 40-ft-f/v "Jan Gunnar“ (MMSI-No.: 257759600), caught fire in the Tanafjord off Berlevåg. The crew of three jumped into the water and saved themselves onto a liferaft which had inflated. Another fishing vessel rmarked the fire and rescued the castaways. The lifeboat "Gjert Wilhelmsen" started to fight the fire, but was then advised to take the crew which had inhaled some smoke to an ambulance ashore. The "Jan Gunnar" remained ablaze off the port. Norwegian report with photo: https://www.nrk.no/finnmark/fiskebat-i-brann-utenfor-berlevag-1.13002679
Lifeboat assisted burning fishing vessel
On Aug 28, 2014, the Norwegian f/v "Nordsandgutt - N 0102MS" (CS: LM2389) suffered an engine room fire off Soervaer. The NSSR-lifeboat "Gjert Wilhelmsen" was called from Hammerfest and assistered the vessel. Photo: https://twitter.com/NSSR/status/504965150513049600/photo/1
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