The Royal Norwegian Navy has confirmed that the man who died off Connemara last weekend was one of its members.
Kjartan Sildnes, spokesperson for Sjøforsvaret, the Royal Norwegian Navy, told Norwegian press that the man was employed there and relatives had been notified.
As Afloat has reported, the man’s body was recovered from the Connemara coast after a boat capsized late on Friday night, May 15th.
The alarm was raised at about 2.50 am on Saturday, reporting that three men were in the water at Ceann Mhása.
Two of the men managed to make it ashore. The Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopters R115 and R117 from Shannon and Waterford were tasked to the scene, along with the RNLI Oileáin Árainn lifeboat and Irish Coast Guard units from Clifden, Cuan Chasla and Cleggan.
The Norwegian navy spokesman told Norwegian press that “our thoughts go out to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased”. “The most important thing for us now is to follow up with the relatives," he said.
He also confirmed that the other two men had connections with the Norwegian defence forces. The accident had occurred during their free time, he said.
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was “aware that a Norwegian citizen has died in Ireland”.
“Due to confidentiality, we cannot provide further details in the case,” it said in a press statement.
