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Nordbanken disabled off Båtsfjord

In the morning of Nov 15, 2018, the lifeboat "Reidar van Voss" was called to assist the "Nordbanken", which was disabled with engine problems 80 nautical miles north of Båtsfjord in Finnmark. At 11.30 the boat was on its way out for towing the fishing vessel to shore in rough seas. It was taken to the safety of the port of Båtsfjord on Nov 16 at 3.15 a.m.

Engine trouble in Barents Sea

70 miles off Berlevåg the "Nordbanken" suffered engine trouble and had to be taken in tow to port by a lifeboat of the NSSR on Sep 17, 2014. The ship which had sailed from Berlevåg on Sep 12 to fishing grounds in the Barents Sea was safely moored in port at 11.20 p.m. Photo: https://twitter.com/NSSR/status/512304789569671168

Lifeboat assisted disabled trawler

On May 13, 2014, the NSSR-lifeboat "Reidar von Koss" was called to assist the "Nordbanken" which had suffered propulsion problems after having sailed from Berlevaag. The ship was taken in tow and pulled to Båtsfjord port in a blustery NW breeze. Photo: https://twitter.com/NSSR/status/466285351439704066/photo/1