One died during rescue 19. desember 2006 12:35 One Danish marine, from the Coast Guard ship Triton, drowned this morning close to Sandgerði when a speed boat with eight marines turned over. The Coast Guard helicopters found the men in the ocean and heaved them on board the helicopters. They were taken to the Keflavík Hospital. Another marine was in serious condition and was taken to the National Hospital in Reykjavík, the other six are getting better. The body of the one that drowned was found at 10 o'clock this morning. The Coast Guard was on its way to a stranded freight ship with twelve men abroad, three sea miles away from Sandgerði. The ship stranded at five o'clock this morning. The captain asked for assistance. Rescue boats from Landsbjörg Rescue Team were also sent to the stranded ship and rescuers walked the beach. The crew is still on board the stranded ship but are not considered in danger. The freight ship is called Wilson Muugo, weighs 2,600 tonnes and is registered in Cyprus. The ship was on its way from Grundartangi to Murmansk in Russia. Rescue procedures are still in process. News News in English Mest lesið Óttast að áætlanir ráðherra muni fækka leigubílstjórum Innlent Fundu Guð í App store Erlent Sumarfríið allt of langt fyrir þau börn sem eingangra sig félagslega Innlent Eiga eftir að ráða tólf starfsmenn svo hægt sé að opna allar deildir Innlent „Það er erfitt að setja sig í hermannagalla í litlu sveitarfélagi” Innlent Segja áform ráðherra grafa undan þjónustu Innlent Skorast ekki undan ábyrgð vilji flokksmenn nýjan oddvita Innlent Helmingur nýrra íbúða óseldur í yfir 200 daga Innlent Nýr kókaínkóngur í Mexíkó Erlent Nýburar fæðast í nikótínfráhvörfum Innlent
One Danish marine, from the Coast Guard ship Triton, drowned this morning close to Sandgerði when a speed boat with eight marines turned over. The Coast Guard helicopters found the men in the ocean and heaved them on board the helicopters. They were taken to the Keflavík Hospital. Another marine was in serious condition and was taken to the National Hospital in Reykjavík, the other six are getting better. The body of the one that drowned was found at 10 o'clock this morning. The Coast Guard was on its way to a stranded freight ship with twelve men abroad, three sea miles away from Sandgerði. The ship stranded at five o'clock this morning. The captain asked for assistance. Rescue boats from Landsbjörg Rescue Team were also sent to the stranded ship and rescuers walked the beach. The crew is still on board the stranded ship but are not considered in danger. The freight ship is called Wilson Muugo, weighs 2,600 tonnes and is registered in Cyprus. The ship was on its way from Grundartangi to Murmansk in Russia. Rescue procedures are still in process.
News News in English Mest lesið Óttast að áætlanir ráðherra muni fækka leigubílstjórum Innlent Fundu Guð í App store Erlent Sumarfríið allt of langt fyrir þau börn sem eingangra sig félagslega Innlent Eiga eftir að ráða tólf starfsmenn svo hægt sé að opna allar deildir Innlent „Það er erfitt að setja sig í hermannagalla í litlu sveitarfélagi” Innlent Segja áform ráðherra grafa undan þjónustu Innlent Skorast ekki undan ábyrgð vilji flokksmenn nýjan oddvita Innlent Helmingur nýrra íbúða óseldur í yfir 200 daga Innlent Nýr kókaínkóngur í Mexíkó Erlent Nýburar fæðast í nikótínfráhvörfum Innlent