RESCUE HORN FLYER

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Fishing vessel refloated

In the night of Oct 6, 2022, the 'RS142- Horn Flyer' of the NSSR station Fillan was called to assist a fishing vessel, which had run aground with three crew members on board at Langstranda in the Bjugn commune. The ship was stuck with a strong list to port side. The lifeboat crew established a towing connection and managed to pull the casualty back to deeper water, where it could continue sailing with own engine. The operation was coordinated by the HRSS South Norway. Photos: https://twitter.com/NSSR/status/1577977263676694529

Engine failure sheds light onto pilot problem

A water scooter had to be used to save a man at Akerøya in the morning of Apr 26, 2012, He had be pulled off a rock and was later hoisted aboard a rescue helicopter. The scooter had to be used as the "Horn Flyer" had suffered an engine failure in the night of Apr 26, 2012. One engine was not working making the rescue mission impossible. Repairs were to be carried out as soon as possible, but it seemed that water got into the oil, making the repair complicated. As the "Horn Flyer" is also used to transport pilots, there were no vessels capable of carrying pilots in the night, and two vessels on the way out the Oslofjord could not disembark the pilots which were taken to Gothenburg. The situation has arisen because of a reorganization of pilot, security and emergency arrangements. The case is now under consideration at top level as the present situation is untenable. The transport of the pilots is an additional assignment for the "Horn Flyer". Such assignments, however, are not a priority for the life savers.