According to the Rescue Coordination Centre North Norway are two taken to hospital in Tromso.
University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) informs at 20.20 o’clock the condition of the two most recently picked up by the sea is critical, according to Nordlys.
Used an hour to find them
It was today launched a comprehensive rescue of fishing boat with five fish tourists capsized.
– the reporting of the event itself by calling the emergency number, but did not know for sure where they were. We had a search party for over an hour before we localized them, said rescue inspector Tore Wang Fjord by HRS Northern Norway said.
The boat was found by a rescue helicopter 13 kilometers north of Torsvåg just after the clock 16. The three which was first picked up by the water, put on the keel of the boat and will be in good shape, newspaper VG reports.
the two other characters were taken out of the capsized boat of divers having first been reported missing.
the people involved are tourists who sat in a rented fishing boat when the accident occurred. One of them is from Lithuania, the remaining are Russian, according to NRK.
Alerted about serious situation
HRS was notified at 14.30 o’clock at a serious situation at sea Torsvåg area.
– It was very unclear what actually happened, but HRS Northern Norway chose to send out a Sea King helicopter from Banak, a helicopter ambulance from UNN in Tromsø and rescue boat Oscar Tybring- from Skjervøy the area. An Orion aircraft was also directed against the place. Several civilian vessels arrived to assist, said HRS.
The boat was found by a rescue helicopter just after the clock 16, and both helicopters and boats involved in the search for the two missing people.
Torsvåg located on the island Vanna, around 9 mil north of Tromsø. The area is a popular spot for sea.
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