Two fishermen rescued from the sea north of Skagen

They were spotted by a ferry whilst drifting on a lifeboat

Two fishermen were rescued on Wednesday morning from the sea north of Skagen – the northernmost point of the Jutland peninsula.

A helicopter rescue team pulled them from a lifeboat after a ferry had spotted the light from their flare gun.

The men went sailing in a small fishing vessel, which started to take on water and eventually sunk.

“The two people on board managed to get their survival suits on and got into a lifeboat,” stated the officer on duty.

The Defence Operation Centre was notified at about 04:30 on Wednesday morning.

The two men escaped the incident uninjured.





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