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Excursion ship ran aground off Breskens

The "Festijn" ran aground near Breskens in the morning of July 25, 2016. The lifeboat "Zeemanshoop" was called at 9.52 a.m. by th Dutch Coastguard in order to disembark 27 persons from the ship which was stuck on the Breskens Plate and unable to free itself. The lifeboat was on scene within 10 minutes and able to reach the grounded ship due to its small draught. 26 passaengers and one crew member were taken ashore. The master and another crew member remained aboard waiting for the high tide in the evening to get the ship off. Dutch reports with photos: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-breskens/reddingboot-breskens-evacueert-27-personen http://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/30031-opvarenden-rondvaartboot-geevacueerd/ http://www.bndestem.nl/regio/zeeland/rondvaartboot-festijn-strandt-op-plaat-breskens-1.6219015

Medical emergency off Breskens

In the afternoon of Nov 9, 2015, the KNRM-boat from Breskens was requested to render medical assistance to a passenger of the "Festijn" which was suffering severe back pain, and the owner asked the lifeboat to retrieve the man. The lifeboat skipper recommended first to ask the Radio Medical Service to enable the KNRM and decide whether a medical evacuation was necessary. But immediately after giving this advice the man became unconscious, and the lifeboat skipper directly contacted the Coast Guard and alerted the Breskense lifeboat crew. The fishing boat raised its anchor and set sail towards Breskens. Ten minutes later the lifeboat "Zeemanshoop" was on the spot. Two crewmembers were transferred aboard the "Festijn" to assess the situation. The man had since regained consciousness but still a lot of back pain. It was decided to let the man lie stable and not evacuate him to the lifeboat and serve him oxygen. The lifeboat sailed back to Breskens, where the ambulance had already arrived. Moments later, the ambulance personnel was transferred aboard to treat the patient who was disembarked at the KNRM pontoon on a stretcher and taken to the hospital in Bruges. Dutch report with photos: https://www.knrm.nl/waar-wij-zijn/reddingstations/breskens/reddingrapporten/medische-noodsituatie-op-hengelboot-64a5b3aeae

Seal watching ended early

The lifeboat from Breskens evacutated 35 people from the "De Festijn" in the morning of Sep 13, which had suffered propulsion problems in the harbor just after having departed from a pontoon in the commercial port of Breskens. After the engine failed, the crew of three was forced to drop anchor. Attempts to repair the ship were without success, so they had to call for assistance. The KNRM-reserve lifeboat "Christien" was quickly on the spot and all 35 passengers twere ransferred to the lifeboat and returned to the pontoon at the commercial port. Then the KNRM-boat sailed back to the tour boat which was taken alongside and taken to the fishing harbor. Dutch report with photos: http://www.knrm.nl/service/reddingrapporten/zeehonden-safari-eindigt-in-haven-64a4b1acb5