Search and Rescue

The entire Norwegian coastline from the Swedish border in the south, to the Russian border in the North is covered by the Search and Rescue (SAR) boats of the The Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (NSSR).

For emergency or need of immediate assistance call: 120
Or use VHF Channel 16.

Or call

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre South Norway – Call: 51 51 70 00

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre North Norway – Call: 75 55 90 00

You can also use the emergency number at sea: Call 112

You may also call the SAR Boats directly

For other situations like out of battery power, broken propeller, malfunctioning heater, the batteries are fully charged but the **** damn thing won’t start anyway…to solve the problem the NSSR have established  a service phone that can be reached by calling: 02016.