The 'Aglaia' with 10 people aboard ran aground on cliffs at Svaneke in the morning of Aug 31, 2018, and sank shortly afterwards
The 'Aglaia' with 10 people aboard ran aground on cliffs at Svaneke in the morning of Aug 31, 2018, and sank shortly afterwards. At 06.22 a.m. the Danish Defense Operations Center received a Mayday call from the ship which was located about 250 meters from the shore near Svaneke Harbor on Bornholm. A rescue helicopter and the lifeboats of the rescue stations in Nexø, Rønne and Christiansø were alerted. The boat from Nexø reached the site around 06:45 a.m. and took the crew off. At 7.17 a.m. the ship submerged the lifeboat 'FRB 17' took the rescued crew to Nexø where they were awaited by an ambulance. Danish report with photos: https://bornholm.nu/?Id=86782
