Fisherman dies after trawler capsizes in the North Sea
The Njord set off from Peterhead before taking in water off the coast of Norway
Last updated 7th Mar 2022
One fisherman has died after a trawler from Peterhead with eight people on board capsized off Norway.
The Norwegian Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (NJRCC) launched a rescue operation after the alarm was raised on Sunday afternoon.
Rescuers found the eight crew standing on the keel of the capsized vessel Njord which got into difficulty about 100 miles west of Stavanger in the North Sea.
Three were winched into a search and rescue helicopter and were flown to Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen where one of them subsequently died.
The other five people were picked up by the Olympic Challenger, an oil industry offshore vessel, which had responded to the Mayday relay issued by rescue services calling on vessels nearby to assist.
They were later taken to Stavanger by rescue helicopter.
A NJRCC spokesman said: "When we were alerted we sent out resources and found eight people standing on the keel of the capsized fishing vessel.
"Three were taken into a search and rescue helicopter and five people were picked up by boat after we issued a Mayday relay."
It's understood the Njord was registered in Shields in the North of England, but regularly docked at Peterhead.
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