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domingo, 20 de enero de 2019

Busy night for Netherlands SAR and Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen Dauphin N3

By Chris De Best.

Saturday evening round 18:40 receives the Netherlands Coastguard a emergency call for a man overboard in anchor area seven, 20 nautical miles from shore.

The Coastguard scramble directly the NCG06 SAR helicopter from NHV stationed in Den helder and KNRM lifeboats from Zandvoort ijmuiden Wijk aan Zee, and the Coastguard vessel vis arend.

Round 20:20 KNRM stations Katwijk Noordwijk also scrambled and the Coastguard plane join the search to the missing crew member.
Under cold conditions and darkness and six hours search the Netherlands Coastguard decided to end the search, no one is found.

Around 03:00 o'clock the helicopter scrambled out for a medical evacuation. Collaboration with the lifeboat from Neeltje Jans
it was a busy night for the crew of the SAR helicopter.

The crew was back to base round 04:45