AIDA Cruise Ship Rescues Four People From Burning Fishing Boat
The cruise ship launched a rescue boat and brought the fishermen aboard after their vessel caught fire, with no injuries reported.
- On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the AIDA Cruises ship AIDAnova diverted in the Skagerrak to assist four fishermen from a burning Danish-flagged fishing vessel.
- Under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea , nearby vessels must respond to distress calls, prompting a joint response with a Norwegian rescue helicopter and the Color Line ferry SuperSpeed.
- After the fishermen escaped into a liferaft, the AIDAnova crew deployed a rescue boat and retrieved them safely; rescue coordinator Per Ivar Austnaberg of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre confirmed no injuries.
- The 183,000-gross-ton ship resumed its voyage at 4:00 p.m., making up lost time to arrive in Bergen, Norway, by 9:00 a.m. Monday, October 19.
- Following the Bergen stop, the ship continues its 7-night Norwegian World Heritage Sights cruise, calling in Geiranger, Alesund, Stavanger, Oslo, Kristiansand, Skagen, Copenhagen, and Aarhus before returning to Kiel, Germany, on October 31.
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The crew of the cruise ship "Aidanova" rescued four fishermen from a burning cutter in Skagerrak. All persons remained unharmed.
On the way to Norway, the cruise ship AIDAnova has moved to a rescue operation in Skagerrak. Four sailors were rescued from a burning boat.
The Aidanova had to cancel the route on the way to Bergen, as a fishing boat had set fire. The cruise ship rescued four sailors – helicopters and ferry support the operation.
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