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A Helicopter Picked up a Crew Member Who Had a Broken Wire in His Chest.

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A crew member on a foreign fishing vessel was taken to hospital in Reykjavík after a wire broke off the ship and hit his chest. The accident occurred in the open sea west of Iceland.
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A crew member on a foreign fishing vessel was taken to hospital in Reykjavík after a wire broke off the ship and hit his chest. The accident occurred in the open sea west of Iceland.

A sailor on a foreign fishing vessel was taken to the National Hospital today after a wire broke on the vessel and landed in his chest. This is stated in a statement from the Icelandic Coast Guard, which transported the man to shore by helicopter. The man's condition was stable when he was picked up, according to Ásgeir Erlendsson, information officer for the Coast Guard. The ship was about 450 nautical miles west of Reykjavík, well outside the …

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RÚV broke the news in on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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