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Fishing vessel drifted in Skagerrak for hours after power loss
On Oct 23, 2025, the 'HG 215-Nama', with two crew members on board, suffered a complete power loss in the Skagerrak. The ship went adrift approximately 25 nautical miles northwest of Hirtshals. After eight hours without power, light or steering, the fishermen finally managed to get an old car battery to life. With the small glimmer of power they got in touch with Lyngby Radio via VHF radio and aksed be towed into port. The rescue station Hirtshals (RST) was thereupon contacted by Lyngby Radio, which informed them of the situation and asked if the fishing vessel could be brought to port, investigating whether there were any vessels in the area that could assist. Three fishing vessels were close by. After about five minutes, Lyngby Radio called back to RST and said that the Swedish trawler "Kennedy" (IMO: 6825490) would take the "Nama" in tow. Later, the officer on duty at RST, Allan Jellesen, could see on the AIS that the 'Kennedy' was no longer sailing towards Hirtshals, and that its speed indicated that it did not have the 'Nama' in tow. The RST therefore called Lyngby Radio again to ask for the status. Lyngby Radio informed that the 'Kennedy' was to be home in Gothenburg at a certain time and therefore had to abandon the task. Instead, the fishing vessels 'FN 426-Kjølpen' (IMO: 8615588) and 'FN 75-Nicoline' (MMSI: 220138000) would assist the 'Nama', but wanted RST's assistance in port. The 'Kjølpen' managed to take the 'Nama' in tow, but after a short time the line snapped. Several more failed attempts followed with the same results, and the 'Nicoline' also tried without success. The waves were three metres high and the current was against the wind. Several times there was a risk of collision between the steel cutter and the smaller wooden cutter Nama', whose master t one point was about to fall overboard when another wave hit the hull hard. As the weather got worse with gale winds, and both vessels assessed that they could no longer handle the task. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the JRCC contacted the RST and asked for assistance. Allan Jellesen assessed that if the 'Kjølpen' and 'Nicoline' could not solve the task, the rescue station’s smaller vessel probably would not be able to either, and the JRCC therefore tasked the inspection ship 'Nordsøen' (IMO: 9919230) from Frederikshavn. At that time, the JRCC still classified the case as a towing task, and the RST therefore did not believe that it was prudent to sail the approximately 30 nautical miles out, as the weather was rough and the station’s FRB could not provide assistance. The 'Nordsøen' departed from Frederikshavn with an ETA at the 'Nama' as of Oct 24 at 01:30 a.m., while the 'Kjølpen' and 'Nicoline' remained on standby. At around 8:50 p.m., the JRCC called RST again and asked them to set sail to lie on standby at the 'Nama', as the two assisting vessels were unsafe. Allan got the phone numbers of the 'Kjølpen' and 'Nicoline' and spoke to them about the situation. RST then called the JRCC and informed that the rescue vessel 'M. Gaardbo' would be deployed from Hirtshals. The JRCC then confirmed that the task was now reclassified as »Emergency Preventive SAR«, which meant that the RST had to sail the 32 nautical miles out to provide assistance. The 'M. Gaardbo' left Hirtshals at around 9:20 p.m. and arrived at the 'Nama' at around 11:40 p.m. En route, it was decided to try to put a tow on the 'Nama', so that the vessel would not drift further out to sea before the 'Nordsøen' arrived. First, radio and lights were transferred, then a chain to put through the anchor cleat, and finally the 'M. Gaardbo' got the towing rope over, and the crew of the 'Nama' secured it. The tow towards Hirtshals started. About an hour later, the 'Nordsøen«'arrived, and it was agreed that the 'M. Gaardbo' would continue the tow, as it was proceeding stably. If the rope broke, the 'Nordsøen' could take over. Both vessels followed each other towards Hirtshals, and the 'Nama' was safely in port at around 06.30 a.m. Report with photo: https://fiskerforum.dk/skagerrak-hjaelpen-toevede/
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