HQ 280 Tucana Sinks
The 33 meter long 264 ton fishing vessel HG 280 Tucana was fishing off Hirtshals, Denmark when water was discovered in the engine room. The four crewmen on board started the pumps to control the water ingress. However, the pumps could not keep up and the crew prepared to abandon ship. The men put their survival suits on and inflated the liferaft from the wheelhouse. They proceeded to the liferaft leaving personal items behind on the fishing vessel. The 4 men watched the HG 280 Tucana sink below the waves. Luckily, the crew was rescued an hour later by the fishing vessel Kjølpens. A rescue helicopter was also on scene, but turned back as the 4 men were safely aboard the Kjølpens. The Denmark Navy vessel Rota is monitoring for pollution at the position where the Tucana sank.
