Viking Longboat Dragens Vinge Lost Off Shetland, Crew Rescued After Activating EPIRB

The Viking longboat replica, Dragens Vinge, is reported to have broken up in a gale while on a voyage from Norway to Lerwick.  The crew was rescued by helicopter fifty miles 50 miles east of Shetland after they activated the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB.)

Norwegian sailors rescued from longboat off Shetland

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