Transatlantic rowboat capsizes

Transatlantic rowboat capsizes
Two Faroese rowers have been rescued after their boat tipped over on open sea
 
18.08.2022 - 15:33

A rowboat with two Faroese crew members capsized early this morning some 800 miles southwest of the Faroes after a large wave crashed into it.

Guðrun - Mynd: Sosialurin

Caption: 
Long-distance rowboat 'Guðrun' was bound for the Faroes from Miami, USA

The crew members managed to launch their lifeboat and were drifting in the sea. They contacted the Faroese Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, which notified a nearby cargo ship of the situation.

A couple of hours later, the ship reached the two rowers, who are now reported as being safe and well.

 

Read the Faroese versions of this article here, here and here.

More Faroese News in English.

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