Helicopters from the Sea & Rescue Team at CHC Helicopter Operations, of which Ivan Levy is Chairman, airlifted passengers and crew members one by one from the vessel in rough seas in the Hustadvika area on the western coast of Norway and rescuers are facing waves of about 6-8 meters (roughly 19-26 feet) high.
Levy speaks of a "set of coincidences", but also of a "certain logic": "I am a retailer who enjoys service, and where can one do more than live in a restaurant?"