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Hundreds of kilo cocaine found during drug bust in Zeebrugge

After eight arrests in the Blankenberge mariina, where the suspects had tried to launch a boat in the middle of the night of June 22, 2025, customs investigators have found hundreds of kilos of drugs aboard the 'Scot Bremen' in Zeebrugge on June 24. According to initial estimates, the drugs amounted to more than half a ton. The arrestants may have been planning to pick up the cocaine at sea, when they were caught by the local Blankenberge/Zuienkerke police. The 'Scot Bremen' was en route from Pecem to the port of Ghent, but was forced to change course towards Zeebrugge. Due to the bad weather conditions, the ship initally had to remain off the coast on June 23 and could only be searched by customs on June 24, once it had berthed at Quay 205 at the Westerhoofd terminal. The tanker had left Pecémat the end of May and made a stopover in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) on June 14. The ship was still being searched on the afternoon of June 24. Due to the ongoing investigation, it wasnot clear whether additional arrests or detentions were made. The tanker remained stationary in Zeebrugge as of June 26.

Sailor died after medevac

A crew member of the "Scot Bremen" died after losing consciousness on board on May 14, 2016, at noon, short after the vessel had left the port of Terneuzen. The KNRM Breskens carried out the medical evacuation on the Westerscheldt jointly with a Belgian Caïman helicopter. The tanker was enroute from Zelzate to Brazil. On the Westerscheldt near Flushing a crew member was suddenly found unconscious. The tanker dropped anchor in Flushing as soon as possible. The Dutch Coastguard alerted the lifeboat crew of Breskens and the NH90 Caïman helicopter of the Belgian Air Force. The lifeboat "Zeemanshoop" was on the spot within 15 minutes after the alarm. Two crew members with oxygen equipment and AED were transferred to provide assistance. The man was weak and complaining of chest pain. They treated the man and give him oxygen. 15 minutes later the helicopter was on site and dropped off two medicals and material. The man was stabilized, and when he was stable enough he moved to the port side of the deck and was made ready for transport. He was hoisted into the helicopter on a stretcher. After all persons and material wer eback on board the helicopter, it headed towards the hospital in Terneuzen. Also the "Zeemanshoop" got people and equipment back from the tanker and returned to the station. Unfortunately the victim died in the hospital. The vessel was timewise anchored off Flushing for investigations before resuming the voyage to Mucuripe. Dutch report with photos: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-breskens/zeeman-bewusteloos-op-chemicalientanker