VIKNAFJORD

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Fishing vessel sank in Rørvik

On April 10, 2020, at 5.45 a.m. the 'Viknafjord' was found sunken at a dock in Rørvik and the Trøndelag police district notified. The owner was called and was on site at 9 a.m. The insurance company was also alerted. A bit of diesel leaked from the tanks, and the fire department was in place to recover as much as possible with absorbent lenses. The remainder was expected to evaporate and disappear very quickly. The lifeboat 'Harald V' jointly with the fish farm vessel 'Hermann Jr.', belonging to Midnorsk Havbruk, attended, and teams of divers of the 'KB Storm ' attached straps were attached to the wreck was eventually raised. The crew of the 'Harald V' took over and palced pumps on board to remove as much water as possible. In the afternoon the ship was transported to the Namdal Maritime AS's facility and lifted ashore. Norwegian report with photo: https://www.namdalsavisa.no/artikkel/2020/04/10/Fiskeb%C3%A5t-sank-ved-havna-i-R%C3%B8rvik-21566507.ece