Don´t know the chances of this hapening, but this wee we had two yachts
catching fire on the Northsea near Den Helder. Both crews were saved, but
both yachts are total loss, although they managed to get the first yacht
into Den Helder harbour. The second one (see pic) burned out completely


More info in Dutch:
http://www.knrm.nl/30waar_wij_zijn/1...er/06reddingra
pporten/?TheArticle=16081

Jeroen

On 03 Sep 2010 20:19:52 GMT, Jeronimus wrote:

Don´t know the chances of this hapening, but this wee we had two yachts
catching fire on the Northsea near Den Helder. Both crews were saved, but
both yachts are total loss, although they managed to get the first yacht
into Den Helder harbour. The second one (see pic) burned out completely


More info in Dutch:
http://www.knrm.nl/30waar_wij_zijn/1...er/06reddingra
pporten/?TheArticle=16081

Jeroen
That's a real bummer. Here is some english for those who need it. Not
perfect but bing says so.


Where we are Rescue stations Den helder Rescue reports German
hunting Burns completely out of
Den Helder, 3 september 2010


On Friday, 3 september at 14: 18, the rescue stations Den Helder and
Callantsoog alarmed for a sailing yacht that burns off the coast of
Callantsoog. The 2 persons on board the ship have already left and sit
in a rubber boat.

Koen Oberman is like The first on the scene and picks up the 2 persons
on board, and brings them to the beach where a team ready to the
people to the House and boat. There is also a sport Fisher boat and a
marine vessel on the spot.

The rescue boat Dolphin of Caps by the coast guard is also alarmed. If
the Joke is on-the-spot Dijkstra, there is no save mo the mast of
17 metres has been melted in the water.

The pumps are started in order to extinguish the vessel and, where
appropriate, to drag. If the fire under control, there is nothing left
of the sailing yacht about and to port side the hull is already
partially melted away. It is decided with the Dolphin the wreck to
drag in the direction of the beach so that it may properly disposed of
on a lowloader.

Unfortunately, the damage is so great that the wreck sinking.

The wreck is marked with 2 orange.

"Jeronimus" schreef in bericht
l.nl...
Don´t know the chances of this hapening, but this wee we had two yachts
catching fire on the Northsea near Den Helder. Both crews were saved, but
both yachts are total loss, although they managed to get the first yacht
into Den Helder harbour. The second one (see pic) burned out completely


More info in Dutch:
http://www.knrm.nl/30waar_wij_zijn/1...er/06reddingra
pporten/?TheArticle=16081

I hope for the owners the insurance pays the damage.
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Greetings
Bouler (The Netherlands)