On Sunday, 25th of June, a Mayday alert was sent from M/V Ankerfisk. Amongst other vessels, Stril Merkur and Stril Luna, both on contract for Statoil, participated in the rescue-operation.
Stril Merkurs launched their Daughter craft and transferred pumps onboard the Ankerfisk from other vessels/installations. In total, four pumps were transferred on board by the DC, one of these from Stril Luna.
The weather was very harsh with waveheights of more than 8 meters, but the entire operation was conducted in a safe an professional manner. After getting control over the situation the Ankerfisk was able to return to shore by it’s own propulsion. No injuries reported.