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Trawler prevented from sinking in Kattegat
On Aug 14, 2026, the 'Henriette Due' got in distress about four nautical miles southwest of the Trubaduren at Vinga in the Gothenburg archipelago, when the trawler began to take on large amounts of water into the engine room. The vessel was in imminent danger of sinking in the Kattegat, and the alarm was immediately raised. The distress call triggered a massive and rapid response. The Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) promptly sent a rescue helicopter. When the helicopter arrived, rescue swimmers were lowered onto the cutter’s deck to assist the two fishermen. At the same time, both a Swedish pilot boat from the Sjöräddningssällskapet and the Danish rescue boat 'Morten Stage' from Læsø arrived at the scene to assist in the operation. Down in the flooded engine room, the rescue crew used powerful bilge pumps to try to stabilise the sinking cutter, which they succeeded at 3 p.m. The lifeboat from Skagen was also called out to assist the colleagues from the Østerby rescue station to tow the trawler to Skagen. When the 'Morten Stage' approached the harbour, they sailed out with the 'FRB 08'. Everything went according to plan, and together they got the cutter to the dock on the late evening. Report with photos: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EhvqVdWcK/
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