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Assistance for sinking fishing vessel off Hasvik

On the afternoon of April 6, 2025, the "Gjert Wilhelmsen" went out to the sunken fishing vessel 'Svanen' outside Hasvik. nine nautical miles from the NSSR station. The artist and tourist host Bilal Saab was nearby and had beem able to pick up the fisherman aboard the fishing boat. Shortly afterwards, the "Gjert Wilhelmsen" arrived to attempt to salvage the boat, the bow of which was still sticking out of the water on an air bubble. The fishing vessel 'Ragnhild Hatland' (MMSI: 257127930) assisted in the attempt. Bilal Saab and a colleague were fishing off Sørøya in Finnmark, when they suddenly saw a fishing boat lying very low in the water. They approached the boat as fast as they could. It took 30 seconds for the 'Svanen' to sink. When Bilal and his colleague, Kai Finbråten, got to the boat, the entire deck was filled with water. The man on board had to jump into the icy water. It took almost half an hour from the time the man was rescued until he received further assistance at the health center in Hasvik. He had a temperature of 31 degrees when he entered the health center. Report with photos, audio and video: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/bilal-saab-reddet-fisker-fra-forlis-utenfor-soroya-i-finnmark-1.17372841 https://x.com/NSSR/status/1908974240528805984

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