A diver from the arrest team found the body around 4:45 p.m. The body is brought to the side at this time. The cause of death and identity are then examined and only then can the police determine whether it is indeed one of the two victims of the collision.
The police earlier this afternoon The boat that was struck yesterday around 6 p.m. was found in the Western Harbor Area. The boat sank after the collision. The wreckage is not yet being hoisted up because the priority is to search for the two people on board. That towing may happen tomorrow.
It was clear that the two missing people could no longer be found in the boat. The body that was found at the end of the afternoon was further away in the water, a police spokesperson said.
It is a boat from De Koperen Ploeg. They are involved in mooring, unmooring and shifting ships in the Amsterdam port area.