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I was very terrified.

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You aren't normal if you
aren't scared in such a situation.

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Just before Christmas in 2003, Vidar
Kleivane went to fly his paraglider.

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He started off from the
200 meter high Reiårsfossen.

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I've always liked to fly -

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- and to use nature,
the way you can with paragliding.

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It was a sparkling fine winter day
just before Christmas in 2003.

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Nine-degree cold weather
and completely blue sky.

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I ran to launch, the way you do sometimes.

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And then the wing went above my head
then it fell in front of me.

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What I had not planned was that
the wingtop fell into the water.

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The wing began to sink. I'll be
dragged off the edge and 30-40 m down.

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And beaten pretty hard against
the mountain rocks below.

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I disappeared, in other words,
over the edge here.

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I fell down here.

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Then the wing hooked, stuck
in the rocks under here.

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Then I got caught on the plateau here.

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I knew that my left arm was in a
very strange position. Broken backwards.

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I thought, here's something
that's wrong.

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I had broken my left arm and
left collar bone.

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It is strange that it's possible
to survive something like this.

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-- Scramble Sea King.

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It was normal, I must say, that there
was a paraglider who crashed.

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And in a waterfall. We were given the
exact position and flew up there.

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I was not safe at all.

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I knew that the ice sheet I sat on,
was about to be washed away.

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So I felt my life was
hanging by a very thin thread.

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I thought of all those
who were worried for me then and there.

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I knew that my brother, standing
nearby, had called my family.

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So I knew that they were worried for me.

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And it would hurt very badly
if I fell down further.

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When we arrived and saw him,
it was a bit unique.

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Waterfall parted, and he sat next
to a square.

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The water poured down, with
ice-fragments everywhere.

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He must be hypothermic and have
very little strength left.

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I sat in a constant shower. My fingers
and toes began to go numb.

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When we were in the gorge
hovering, -

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- we were afraid the helicopter
downdraft would push him -

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- so that he would lose his grip and
go into the waterfall.

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So we went high above. We saw he had
disconnected himself from the wing.

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I sat in that waterfall for 1.5
hours in 9 degrees of frost -

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- and was plenty cold enough.

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It was almost unbelievable that he had
managed to remain there so long.

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If you tried, I don't think that you
could manage to establish yourself there.

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We had no time to lose to get him out
of there as quickly as possible.

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There was very little needed
to push him over the falls.

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What we did was to get our rescue man
down there.

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So we extended the winch all the way,
a little bit away from him -

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- without blowing him into the falls.
He would hardly have survived.

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I entered into the falls a bit below him.
A lot of water was rushing past.

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He sat bent over on that
small ice shelf, shaking like a aspen.

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There was such a layer of ice on
his helmet and down his neck.

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Had he toppled over, I could not
have managed to catch him.

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I had to get him in the sling
to ensure that he didn't fall further.

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I have never been so happy
to be in the arms of a man.

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The only way to get him
safely out of the waterfall, -

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- was by helicopter and lift.
It is very satisfying -

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- that one can come up with a rescue
helicopter, be there in 15 minutes -

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- and resolve a situation.
It feels like a very good day at work.

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I was flown to the Rogaland hospital
and fixed up to regulation form.

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Had a couple of steel pins
put in my arm.

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So I went home
in time for Christmas ribs.

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That he managed to get stay stuck on
that little ice shelf, is admirable.

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He should be glad he did.

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I'm glad I didn't get any -

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- worse physical or psychological harm.
And I'm very glad that I lived.

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The crew in the squadron must practice
a lot to be well prepared.

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Therefore, they fly every day.

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Easter is approaching and
that means high season for snowmobiling.

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The crew from Banak practices often
for navigation in exposed areas.

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Sami adventure is very popular. At
times a lot of people travel there.

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Finnmark scooter-highway No. 1, -

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- between Alta, Karasjok, passing Mollisjok.

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We fly low to get to know
the ascent routes, -

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- in bad weather we have to fly low.
Then, we need to know how it looks.

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Therefore, we practice a lot
in good weather also.

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As we round here, the last
little bushes, disappear -

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- that we depend on
to orient us in winter.

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Everything is white, so it is almost
impossible to see what's up and down.

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On the way across the plain
the crew stops at Mollisjok lodge.

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And to say hello to an old acquaintance.

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Has Klemet arranged a landing
place up there?

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Yes, he is always ready to welcome us.

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He had flattened the fixed area
with a tractor already.

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Now we're on Mollisjok.

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It was fantastic in the plateau today.

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Hello, hello!

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Are we accurate?

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-Yes, that's right now, so.
-Thank you for that. That was a long time ago.

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Yes, there is a long time in between.
But it is wonderful to be seen.

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Klemet Eriksen works Mollisjok Lodge.

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It's the hub of snowmobile traffic
on the plain, -

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- and an important squadron base
for winter operations.

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Klemet has a close relationship
with the guys in the squadron.

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-You see the hedgehog out.
-Thanks for that.

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Would think you were just a youngster.

97
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You know, I'm one old man,
and you are young.

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I can only hope that you are active
in a hundred years, if it's possible.

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We hope so.

100
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There have been major changes
since last time I was here.

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Here Klemet been redecorated since the
last time we were up here. Really nice.

102
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Klemet was born on Mollisjok
and has lived here all his life.

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When he turned 70, he gets a pilot-jacket
as a reward for good cooperation.

104
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You have to write you a book.

105
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I have to take on
the things of the machine there.

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That is not all.
It's just that I've been like that.

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-You're like man-of-the-year in here.
-Thanks for that.

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Good to have a base built on the plateau.

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I do understand their
language when you are going to land -

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- and come from the horizontal.

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The approaching Easter. There will be
a lot of snowmobile traffic.

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We can only hope
that people save lives.

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Thanks for now.

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Today we will wash the aircraft.
Periodically, it gets dirty -

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- with soot and dust
coming from the fuel and exhaust.

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-Is there a stretch effect?
-I got it actually for me.

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All of them will
take the load in the same direction.

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So this is just as social
as it's something we MUST do.

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All my love belongs to you.

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All of my love belongs to you.

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It's a beautiful woman again.

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All my love belongs to you
because you belong to me.

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These young, fit, fast fighters ...

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No, this is the thing.

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Do you get tears in your eyes
when you see her?

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I get a little blinded by the purity.

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<I> Banak to main rescue center.

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<I> This is HRS. We have just
<I> been assigned a cargo ship.

129
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<I> It is about to run aground north
<I> of Fisher Peninsula. There is a storm.

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<I> We'll come back for more
<I> Coordination. HRS out.

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A Russian cargo vessel has engine
problems and reports a mayday.

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It may run aground,
40 mil east of Vardo.

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Do you brief them?

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We don't know if the boat had sunk,
or whether it had run aground.

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00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:28,120
So we have to plan for "worst case".

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00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:49,560
For missions in Russia, they must have
clearance to cross the border.

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They are quite strict on boundaries.

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Always when commissioned in Russia -

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- we must have diplomatic clearance
before we can fly in.

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The Main Rescue Coordination Center
organizes the border for us.

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It goes through diplomatic channels.

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While the HRS is working to get the
go-ahead from Russian authorities -

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- the situation is critical
for the crew of the cargo ship.

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We're not sure the crew has gone to the
lifeboats or if they are still on board.

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And off we go.

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-Copy you strongly and clearly.
<I>-Then I can confirm that we -

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<I> - have diplomatic clearance from
<I> Rescue center in Murmansk.

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On the way to Russia we must refuel.

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When we got clarity in how it was
and had an overview of the weather, -

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- we realized that we had to fly
to Vardo and refuel.

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-How much fuel do we take?
-We'll have to plan on <I> worst case scenario.

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We could end up with a search,
so we should bring as much as possible.

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If we can pick the crew up
from the boat, it will quickly.

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00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:38,920
But if we must pick up one by one
from the sea, and perhaps more, -

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- then we need much more fuel.

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<I> Main Rescue Coordination Center.
<I> We have no contact with the ship.

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<I> And the situation is still unresolved.

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Received.
No contact with the ship, -

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- and the last one you received,
is that it has heeled over.

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The Sea King crew have
no time to lose. While fueling, -

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- they take out excess equipment
to make the helicopter lighter.

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When we took off from Vardo
and headed down to Fisherman Peninsula, -

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- we still did not know what would meet us.

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00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:36,520
It was a fairly tense atmosphere
on board the flying machine.

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There is no contact with the vessel,
and the situation is still unknown.

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When flying into a situation, -

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- one does always picture
what one might encounter.

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But most often you get a
surprise when you get there.

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When we got down to Fisherman Peninsula
and had passed the Russian border, -

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- we flew along the shore over
and kept looking towards the shore.

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Cargo ship has lost both power
and radio communications.

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00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,800
It is unclear where the boat sits.

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I have the position about
the middle of the Fisher Peninsula.

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I still think we should fly along
the land over -

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- to be sure to have them with us
if it's the wrong position.

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We do our utmost to come quickly
to people who may be in the sea.

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One becomes quickly chilled
when you are in the sea.

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Now the storm blew from the NNW,
so we had a strong tailwind.

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But still we saw nothing.

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Then we saw that there could be
something there.

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00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:12,000
-Do we have something on the headland now?
-Yes, there may be something there.

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00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:16,080
The sight that met us was very special.

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Don't see any lights.

184
00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,400
Can you see if there is life?

185
00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:33,600
There was a lot of timber and flotsam
swirling around the boat.

186
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It looked really messed up.

187
00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,240
Immediately we saw no signs of life.

188
00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:49,280
There are logs everywhere.
They have moved pretty far away too.

189
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There is water over the deck.

190
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There is the wheelhouse roof.

191
00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:05,360
There are just more and more.
Surely everyone is on board.

192
00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:13,720
It looked quite dramatic, with
lots of spray and a large vessel ...

193
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-Now he goes for two.
-That's reasonably unstable.

194
00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:39,760
Then it became more dramatic.
Aft ship began to move.

195
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Two left, steady. Fin position.

196
00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:55,960
Both safety and time pressures
were worsened.

197
00:22:56,520 --> 00:23:01,640
The rear section is about to
run back and go down and under.

198
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:07,080
Oliver, I do not think you
should relax you lift wire.

199
00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:13,080
One's own safety ahead of everything.
We have good procedures to apply.

200
00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,960
But a dead rescuer is a bad rescue.

201
00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:21,040
So we never put our own lives in
danger, no matter how dramatic it is.

202
00:23:21,120 --> 00:23:25,240
Good position.
Oliver is ready, at the door to go out.

203
00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:29,520
It was dramatic when I was hoisted down.

204
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:41,640
Oliver is checked, getting ready, arriving
at the door. Hanging on the lift.

205
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:47,560
We found a fine place to put
Oliver down on the bridge.

206
00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:52,440
Waiting for the stop signal.
We set him down on the bridge.

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00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:59,080
He had to climb over the rail
to get to the crew members.

208
00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:06,920
There were waves that washed
over the wheelhouse roof.

209
00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,560
Oliver disappeared from time to time
in the spray.

210
00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:29,920
Oliver waves to two men.
They climb over the rail, fine position.

211
00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,240
One is connected now.

212
00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:38,440
And number two is connected now,
so there are three on the lift.

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00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,680
My own safety  -

214
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- was made worse by the
motion of the ship stern.

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The boat sank slowly.

216
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The winch is pushed to the limit
to save time.

217
00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:58,320
It is on the edge of what
the lift is certified for.

218
00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:04,760
The wire, of course, strong enough
to cope, but the lift goes slowly.

219
00:25:18,360 --> 00:25:21,880
Turns out there's a woman in the crew.

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As it should be, of course,
she was sent up first.

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In the door.
Hanging on the lift.

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He is on the trip down. A half right.

223
00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,480
Nice landing.
Very good. He is on deck.

224
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Time pressure was great. Uncertain whether
the aft section would remain above water.

225
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So I thought that now it might
go to the bottom.

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00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:18,040
What looked like matchsticks which
floated around, were large beams.

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The worst thing that could have happened, -

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- was that the aft section had gone
down with great speed.

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If we had to haul people out
of the water between all the logs, -

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- there would be significantly
greater risk for our rescue man.

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If they had been in the water,
it would be very risky -

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- due to all the timber that
floated in the water.

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Lucky that we came early enough
to avoid that situation.

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And he connects the last man.

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No. 12, the last man
comes up to the door and enters.

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Winch inside. It is checked.
The door is shut and we're ready to go.

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They look reasonably satisfied
to be out, the passengers.

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Yes, it's good. It also worked out
well behind the scenes.

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They sat and talked with each other,
and we heard them saying "thank you".

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Clearly they were asking each other:
"What is 'thank you' in English?"

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When we landed, they took us in hand,
one by one, and said "thank you."

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Such experiences make a mark.

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That is what makes us keep on
with this year after year.

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(All personnel and families have given
consent to appear in this series.)

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(Thanks to the entire 330 Squadron
and to all who participated.)

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(In memory of Klemet Eriksen
at Molisjok Mountain Lodge)

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