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  • EPIRB alert provides location for sinking fishing vessel in North Sea

    EPIRB alert provides location for sinking fishing vessel in North Sea

    The 23.1m twin-rig trawler was reportedly around 140 miles east of Montrose, Scotland, when she transmitted a distress signal requesting assistance.

    All vessels in the vicinity were requested to assist in a rescue operation overseen by the Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre.

    A nearby fishing vessel responded and was able to track the 406 EPIRB distress beacon, which had been activated when ship sank.

    Thankfully the vessel located the six-man crew all safe and well aboard its liferaft, and was able to transfer them safely aboard.

    A fixed-wing search aircraft was deployed by HM Coastguard, and a rescue helicopter was sent to the scene from Norway.

    Read more here:
    https://fishingnews.co.uk/news/odyssey-sinks-in-north-sea/

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