The crew of a rescue ship had to jump into the sea off Norway after their vessel was hit by a freak wave.

The NTB website said the Rescue Aegir was struck off Farsund on 29 September and capsized twice.

A helicopter picked the men up and took them for medical checks.

The lifeboat had headed out to sea to search for a German tourist who suffered critical injuries after falling from a jetty at Borhaug.

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