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Collision off Orust
The "Westkust" with 39 people aboard, among them 32 passengers, was in collision with a smaller sailboat with one person on board off Ellös on Orust on July 13, 2018, at 7.30 p.m. None of the boats was in danger of sinking, but they were stuck together. The Coast Guard, the Rescue Society and the Police attended, and a helicopter was summoned by the Naval and Flight Rescue Center. The passengers were transferred ashore with smaller boats. The "Westkust" entered Ellös at 11 p.m. Swedish reports with photos: http://www.gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%B6teborg/b%C3%A5t-med-39-personer-ombord-i-kollision-1.7168777 https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/dd2X9q/tremastad-skonare-krockade-med-segelbat
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