Swedish boat collision near Tjörn leaves mother and child missing

Tjörn boat collision missing mother missing child Swedish rescue

A small motorboat carrying a family of four collided with a commercial vessel off the coast of Tjörn, Sweden, on Tuesday night. The four occupants were a man and a woman in their 40s and two younger children. Rescue crews recovered the man and one child; both were taken to hospital with serious injuries. The woman and her daughter remain missing.

Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) coordinated a large search effort involving rescue services, ambulance, coast guard, drones, a helicopter and divers. An extra search was later launched by the Swedish Rescue Society. Police have seized the commercial ship and opened a negligence investigation, while a technical inspection of the vessel’s hull is underway.

Entities

Commercial vessel (unnamed) · Fredrik Svedemyr · Leisure boat (unnamed) · Niclas Härenstam · Norwegian commercial vessel · Norwegian ship captain (Roald Misje) · Sjöfartsverket · Sjöfartsverket (Swedish Maritime Administration) · Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) · Tjörn · Tobias Nicander

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[● 10 SOURCES] The man and one child were rescued and taken to hospital with serious injuries. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · +4 more
[● 10 SOURCES] A leisure boat collided with a commercial vessel off Tjörn, Sweden, on Tuesday evening. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · +4 more
[● 10 SOURCES] A negligence investigation into the collision has been opened. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · +4 more
[● 10 SOURCES] A technical inspection of the incident will be carried out. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · +4 more
[● 11 SOURCES] Rescue efforts involved Sjöfartsverket, fire services, ambulance, coast guard, drones and a helicopter. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · +5 more
[● 10 SOURCES] Four people were on board: a man, a woman, and two younger children. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · +4 more
[● 10 SOURCES] The woman and the other child are still missing. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · +4 more
[● 3 SOURCES] The boat sank after the collision. www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se
[● 6 SOURCES] Four people were aboard the motorboat: a man, a woman, and two younger children. www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se
[● 3 SOURCES] A technical inspection of the commercial vessel’s hull is being carried out and the ship has been seized. www.aftonbladet.se · www.dn.se
[○ 1 SOURCE] Experts say small leisure boats are difficult to detect on radar and recommend wider AIS use.
[● 10 SOURCES] A leisure motorboat collided with a commercial vessel off Tjörn on Tuesday night around 22:00. www.aftonbladet.se · www.dagbladet.no · www.hd.se · www.svd.se · www.sydsvenskan.se · +4 more