A boat caught fire outside Nuuk after an engine failure. But help was available.
Greenland Police reports on a relatively quiet Friday evening with a single unusual incident northeast of Nuuk.
A mayday was announced over Aasiaat Radio at 17:58. A man sailing between Qooqqut and Nuuk noticed smoke coming from one of his engines.
The man in the boat fired up the flare and went into the dinghy. Fortunately, there were others nearby who came to his aid.
The faulty engine caught fire and the fire spread to the rest of the boat, according to the report to the watch chief.
