Rudi Schiltz, Flemish Fisheries Cooperative Zeebrugge: “They are both very young people. Unfortunately, the deceased left behind a wife and two children. The other person also has a child. It is currently undergoing surgery. It was during work, on the deck. Suddenly a cable broke, with very serious consequences. A rig weighs quite a bit and if you get under that, you don’t stand a chance.”
The three other crew members were unharmed, but are very shaken. The shipowner is now doing everything he can to get the fishermen home quickly. They are now investigating in England exactly how the accident could have happened.