MUSSE

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Suspected pollution may have come from cutter fire

On Feb 3 at 10.29 a.m. a satellite image showed a possible pollution 16 nautical miles northeast of Frederikshavn. The environmenta protectionl vessel 'Mette Miljø' has been deployed to the area to investigate, however, without finding any signs of an oil pollution. The crew observed the presence of foam, which may have come from parts of the 'Musse' after it had burned in the area on Feb 3, or even sea foam. The ship, still smouldering, had been towed into the port of Skagen on Feb 5 by two Skawlink ships. Report with photos: https://thefishingdaily.com/danish-fishing-industry-news/burning-fishing-vessel-drifts-into-swedish-waters-near-skagen/

Fishing vessel caught fire twice within 12 hours

On the evening of Feb 3, 2025, the 'Musse' , which had set off from Strandby on Feb 2, caught fire 18 nautical miles east of Skagen. At 7:47 p.m., the Skagen Rescue Station received the report of the fire, and a major rescue operation was launched. The lifeboat 'FRB 08' was deployed to the scene as well as an SAR helicopter of the Danish Armed Forces. When the rescuers arrived at the position, the only fisherman aboard the cutter had already been rescued by a nearby cutter. The 'Musse', hiowever, was completely engulfed in flames. The rescuers had to stay at a distance for fear of an explosion. After some time, the flames began to subside, and in cooperation with the Danish Armed Forces Operations Center JRCC, it was decided to send the lifeboat 'Lars Kruse«', which is equipped with powerful fire pumps that could try to extinguish the fire. At the same time, the 'FRB 08' returned to the port of Skagen. While the fire raged, the cutter slowly drifted into Swedish waters, after which the Swedish coastal rescue service took over and continued the effort. After several hours of extinguishing work, the burnt-out cutter was finally towed to the port of Skagen. On Feb 4 at 6.54 a.m., the North Jutland Emergency Service was called to the port, after heavy smoke had been observed from the "Musse". It was decided to send smoke divers aboard to locate the new fire and at the same time ensure that the fire was completely extinguished. Reports with photo:s https://thefishingdaily.com/danish-fishing-industry-news/burning-fishing-vessel-drifts-into-swedish-waters-near-skagen/ https://fiskerforum.dk/fisker-reddet-fra-kutterbrand-i-skagerrak/?_gl=1*4udesr*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjEyMDUzMzkxLjE3Mzg2NTczNjg.*_ga_Y9J8VY7CKN*MTczODY1NzM2Ny4xLjAuMTczODY1NzM2Ny4wLjAuMA..