[Opinion] Emergency services rush to boat in trouble off popular beach

Emergency services rush to boat in trouble off popular beach

Emergency authorities put out a ‘pan-pan’ call for the boat just before 4.30pm.

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At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, emergency services received a report that a dinghy had been floating in the sea at Ingierstrand in Oslo and that one or more people had ended up in the water. Both the fire department and the police boat responded to the scene. The report turned out to be false. – It was a small boat without oars, with a man in it and the boat was taking on water, says Operations Manager Roy Langengen in the Oslo police. The police even…

Emergency services respond to person in water at Milford Haven

EMERGENCY services were called to Milford Haven in the early hours of Friday morning (May 24) after reports of a person in difficulty in the water near Smokehouse Quay. The incident was reported at around 12:50am, with the individual said to be floating on their back approximately 50 metres from the quay wall. Police officers were first on the scene and began efforts to reach the person. Angle RNLI was tasked and the crew were preparing to launc…