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Russia Icebreaker With 33 People On Board Sends Out Mayday Call Near Norway- Rescue Center

Muhammad Irfan Published October 22, 2019 | 12:26 PM

Russia Icebreaker With 33 People on Board Sends Out Mayday Call Near Norway- Rescue Center

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 (UrduPoint 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.

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