Tag: stranded
Motorists are stranded after filling up with water instead of petrol
At least ten motorists were stranded on Thursday evening after refueling in Poppel, Belgium, just across the border at Goirle. The drivers had filled up with water without noticing. This…
Dozens of ships preceded the stranded cutter in Zandvoort: “Worship and woof”
Zandvoort has many stories of stranded boats along the coast. The shrimp trawler IJM22 is the most recent. It will most likely come loose today at high tide. “But that’s…
300 Belgians who were stranded in the Caribbean will return home today and tomorrow, reports TUI | Domestic
Two hundred travelers were stranded in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, another hundred in Jamaica. The Belgians were very dissatisfied with the lack of clear information from TUI. Last…
Tugboat is free again after attempting to rescue stranded cutter, but cutter remains stuck
The tugboat, which got stuck last Wednesday during an attempt to tow away a stranded shrimp trawler, has been released again. Rijkswaterstaat pulled Tugboat Ocean II from the Scheveningen towage…
No new rescue attempt for the stranded fishing cutter and tugboat due to bad weather for the time being
The fishing vessel on the beach of Zandvoort will remain there for a while. After an earlier failed rescue attempt, it was decided to wait until Sunday before taking action…
“Drunk” and angry driver leaves train “after missing stop”, conductor accommodates stranded passengers | Domestic
An apparently drunk driver abandoned his train at Opzullik (Silly) station in the province of Hainaut on Thursday evening after missing a stop and possibly ignoring two red signals. NMBS…
Britain’s loneliest sheep stranded at the foot of steep cliffs for two years | Abroad
A sheep spotted at the foot of steep Scottish cliffs has been dubbed the “loneliest sheep in Britain” by the British press. The poor animal has been stuck in the…
Another flight with stranded Dutch people from Israel landed in Eindhoven
A fourth defense plane carrying Dutch nationals from Israel landed at Eindhoven air base just before half past ten on Saturday evening. There were 102 Dutch people and six people…
Stranded Belgians testify from Israel: “My children are afraid”
“It’s really not okay. Other countries are sending planes.” Hundreds of Belgians are stuck in Israel and Gaza. They are afraid, but cannot return home. “I can fill an airplane…
Stranded travelers picked up in Tel Aviv on their way to Eindhoven Air Base | News item
Enlarge image Image: ©Department of DefenseThe passengers board in Tel Aviv. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense have not ruled out that a military aircraft will fly to Israel…