The salvor is on board one of the tugboats that were deployed in the operation. He suffered minor injuries, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said. “The high waves will hit a ship hard, then that can happen.”
Things went wrong on board the KNRM lifeboat from Hoek van Holland when the ship came out of the harbor piers. “By a heavy breaker. Because they were only just on the road, they decided to bring that boy back first,” a KNRM spokesperson reported when asked. In this case, too, the injuries are not serious.
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It is important that the Hoek van Holland takes action after all, estimates the spokesman. ,,De Scheveningen has been stomping alongside the Julietta D for a few hours now.” The bulk carrier was unmanned for several hours. “The helicopters arrived first and took the eighteen crew members off board. People from the salvage company are now on board. Then you want to have a lifeboat with you, just in case.”
Around half past six, KNRM personnel succeeded in attaching a predecessor of the tow rope to the drifting ship. ,,If the ship is afloat, it is a matter of taking it in tow. If it gets stuck, it will take longer.”
The KNRM lifeboat from IJmuiden spent some time overtaking the rudderless ship, but ultimately failed to do so. ,,The Scheveningen was there earlier. IJmuiden was then thanked for the effort.”