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Medevac off Porquerolles

A 59-year old Italian woman was medevaced by a French Navy H160 helicopter of the Hyères naval air base from the 'MSC Musica' on the evening of Sep 11, 2024, after a cardiac arrest while the ship was cruising in the Mediterranean Sea, enroute from Cannes to Barcelona. The 'MSC Musica' was off the French coast, about ten kilometers southeast of the island of Porquerolles, when the alert was given around 7:45 p.m. A doctor from the Maritime Medical Coordination Samu (SCMM) was dropped off on board and prepared the woman for the transfer. She was hoisted on board and transported to Hyères where an ambulance from the Smur took over to transport her to Sainte-Musse hospital in Toulon, where she was admitted at 10:45 p.m. The CROSS Méd in La Garde coordinated the operation. Report with photo: https://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/une-femme-evacuee-par-les-airs-apres-un-malaise-cardiaque-a-bord-d-un-navire-de-croisiere-en-mediterranee-944225

Two men facing charges after collision

Two men were facing charges after the 'Tyrhaug' collided with the workboat ' Frøy Loke' on Nordmøre on June 28, 2023, just outside Ringholmen in the Aure municipality. There were 31 passengers and a crew of five on board the speedboat and four people aboard the work boat. Several people were sent to hospital after the accident, including two of the employees on board the speedboat. One of these were seriously injured. One of those on board the 'Frøy Loke' was also injured in the incident. The express boat usually runs between Kristiansund and Trondheim. It was on its way to Trondheim when the accident happened. In the aftermath of the accident, the master of the fast ferry was charged with breach of Penal Code 356. The public prosecutor in Møre og Romsdal has now brought charges against two people in connection with the case under Section 356 of the Penal Code, cf. Section 355, for negligently causing damage at sea, which could have led to the loss of human life. The collision occurred because the bridge of the 'Tyrhaug' was not manned in accordance with the current procedure, and because the helmsman of the 'Tyrhaug' was not sufficiently observant of other traffic, the indictment states. The case will be heard in Møre and Romsdal district court in January. Four days have been set aside for the case. None of the lawyers for the two defendants have so far commented on the indictment. In February, the National Accident Investigation Board issued its report on the accident. According to the report, the crew of the service boat did not perceive it as abnormal that the speedboat was coming directly towards them, as this was normal, and they were obliged to give way. The crew of the service vessel then maintained the same speed and course. The navigator on the speedboat was focused on a passing sailboat and the support navigator was in another room behind the bridge. None of them should have perceived the risk of collision, the report states. On board the work boat they saw that the fast boat was approaching on a steady course and that they were going to pass close by. They assumed that the speedboat saw them and wanted clearance to pass. When they discovered that this did not work, everything happened so quickly that they did not have time to take remedial measures to avoid a collision. When the accident happened, there was only one navigator on the bridge, the Accident Investigation Board wrote in the report. The support navigator must then have stayed in the room behind the bridge and not perceive the danger of collision. If there had been two navigators present on the bridge, this would have increased the chance of observing the 'Frøy Loke', the Accident Investigation Board wrote in the report.

Ferry allided with berth

In the afternoon of March 16, 2019, the "Tyrhaug" allided with the berthing ramp in Edøya upon Smøla. The NSSR-boat "Erik Bye" was called to assist and took the ferry in tow. a bus was called at 5 p.m. as a replacement as the berth in Edøy could not be used. At 9.15 p.m. the ferry was berthed in Kristiansund. Norwegian reports with photos: https://www.tk.no/nyheter/smola/edoya/hurtigbaten-kolliderte-med-brygga/s/5-51-614126 https://www.hitra-froya.no/trafikk/2019/03/17/Her-krasjer-hurtigb%C3%A5ten-Tyrhaug-inn-i-brygga-18675069.ece