gut-wrenching scenes unfolded shortly before christmas by the Sardinian coast, where a large freighter ran aground on the rocks at the shore, and the crew had to be rescued by helicopter.

It writes the BBC.

In all, 12 persons are rescued from the grounded freighter, but the weather was so bad, that it complicated the rescue operation.

the Ship had been due to up of high cliffs on the mediterranean island. Photo: Reuters via Ritzau Scanpix.

A rescuer in a harness was let down from the helicopter to the ship to get the crew in safety, while the waves washed over the ship.

one at A time could the crew member then pulls up in a helicopter, and they got all 12 without significant scratches.

While the rescue operation was going on, was divers, ambulances and firefighters ready to help from the nearby port city of Cagliari.

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A rescuer had mounted a Go Pro camera on his helmet when he was under a similar rescue operation in Norway in march. Video: Hovedredningssentralene

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