The half-sunken sailboat was sailed by a contractor to Rijkswaterstaat’s own site near the Houtrib locks in Lelystad. “We will keep the wreckage there for the time being,” the spokesperson explains. “If the owner doesn’t pick it up there, it will be taken to the scrap yard and recycled there.”
Only removed from the island after four days
The drowning man’s sailing yacht was removed from the island today because the owner had not yet reported to Rijkswaterstaat. “The owner is first given the opportunity to arrange the storage with the insurance company,” Neering explains.
Moreover, the sailing ship was not moored in a shipping channel, so it did not pose an immediate danger to other ships. Enforcement has tried to contact the man, but has not been successful so far, says a spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat. “The costs of the recovery will therefore now be recovered from this person as soon as he reports.”