A Russian icebreaker with 33 people on board has sent out a mayday call off Norway's western coast, the Norwegian Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) for South Norway said on Tuesday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd October, 2019) A Russian icebreaker with 33 people on board has sent out a mayday call off Norway's western coast, the Norwegian Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) for South Norway said on Tuesday.
The JRCC specified that it had received the distress call during a storm.
According to the center, the vessel suffered a vessel shutdown, but then started maneuvering.
Tugboats and a helicopter are heading to the site, the JRRC added.