- Video shows German pilots making emergency landings in Greenland's icy sea
Two pilots of a German light aircraft were rescued by emergency forces after an emergency landing in the icy sea off Greenland. According to the Arctic Command of the Danish armed forces responsible for the region, the small plane issued a distress call on Monday while en route from Canada to Narsarsuaq in the south of the world's largest island.
The crew of a Danish air force aircraft was able to quickly locate the plane and then track it as it lost altitude and landed on the water. The two pilots were able to take refuge in a life raft and wave to the crew. Meanwhile, a ship from the command had already set course in their direction, allowing the two men to be picked up shortly afterwards in a rubber boat. The successful rescue operation was also visible in an official video**.
Greenland: Pilots in good health after rescue
Through the cooperation of the aircraft and the ship, the lives of two people were saved, the command explained. The two men were taken to the hospital in Qaqortoq. According to Greenland's national radio station KNR, the two are German and remained uninjured.
As reported by the "Kieler Nachrichten", the two had started with the machine two weeks ago from the airport "Hungriger Wolf" near Itzehoe to fly to an air show in the US state of Wisconsin. On Monday, the plane got into an aerial emergency on the flight from Goose Bay in Canada to Narsarsuaq after 1300 kilometers. According to the newspaper, the machine was no longer salvageable and sank into the sea.
The pilots' plane encountered trouble over the ice-sea off Greenland, leading to an emergency landing. Subsequently, the ice-sea became a critical location for the rescue operation.
