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Dramatic helicopter sea rescue in Norway

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Dramatic helicopter sea rescue in Norway
The fishing boat was half submerged when the rescue team arrived. Photo: Screen grab

A video filmed from a rescue helicopter shows how two fishermen were rescued from an inflatable lifeboat after their ship sank on Thursday off the coast of northern Norway.

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The vessel sent a distress call at ten o’clock Thursday. Approximately half an hour later, the fishermen were lifted on board a rescue helicopter owned by Bristow, a company that provides search and rescue services for the oil and gas industry.
 
The video was filmed from a military Orion aircraft that also responded to the emergency.
 
The two fishermen are in good health and were transported to Hammerfest after the rescue.

Her reddes de to fiskerne opp av sjøen from Maritime.no on Vimeo.

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