IMO Honors Norwegian Rescue Diver with Posthumous Bravery Award for Fatal Attempt to Save Child

The International Maritime Organization has awarded its highest honor for bravery at sea posthumously to Norwegian rescue diver and chief mate Adrian Willyson Brask, who died while attempting to save a young girl trapped after a fishing vessel capsized in the Lofoten archipelago last year.

Brask, chief mate and diver aboard the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue vessel RS 125 Det Norske Veritas, was selected to receive the 2026 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea following nominations from the Norwegian government and the International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations (IFSMA).

The award was endorsed by the IMO Council