I think this is usually Willem's speciality, but I didn't want te keep this
from you all. This week the lifeboat from Den Helder "Joke Dijkstra" was
called upon top assist a Sunreef 70 motor-yacht which was sinking near the
shipping lanes. The Joke Dijkstra was only able to tow her out of the
shipping lanes. A salvage company was called upon to try and save her.
Which they eventually managed to do.


It seems the Sunreef motor catamarans and Den Helder don't get along quite
well. A few months earlier the lifeboat had been called upon the assist a
sistership of this yacht with rudder problems.


More info (in Dutch) and pictures of the rescue:

http://www.knrm.nl/30waar_wij_zijn/1...er/06reddingra
pporten/?TheArticle=14060

and:

http://www.knrm.nl/30waar_wij_zijn/1...oog/06reddingr
apporten/?TheArticle=14063


More info on the yacht:
http://www.sunreef-yachts.com/launch...34,70-sunreef-
power-abuelo.html

Enjoy!

Jeroen