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Passenger ship evacuated after grounding on Easter Scheldt
The 'Christiaan B' ran aground on the Easter Scheldt, near the Deltapark Neeltje Jans in the Vrouwenpolder, on the afternoon of May 27, 2026, at around 3:45 p.m., after a safety line became entangled in the propeller. The safety line prevents ships from getting too close to the Oosterscheldekering. The current just before the barrier can be so strong that even ships of larger size could be pulled underneath it. KNRM rescue boats from Hansweert, Neeltje Jans, Stellendam, and Westkapelle stations were summoned to provide assistance. The Dutch Coast Guard also dispatched a helicopter to the scene, which was circling above the ship. The Kamperland fire department was alerted at around 5:00 p.m. The KNRM evacuated 140 passengers and three crew members from board during the afternoon. All were safe and sound. On the ship was a Year 8 class from a primary school in Alblasserdam on a school camp in Zeeland. The ship has since been refloated and brought to port. Divers assessed the exact damage to the propeller there. Already in February 2018, the KNRM took off a total of 81 people, after the ship's engine had failed while it was attempting to dock at a jetty. In 2010 the ship went adrift with 134 passengers on board, and the KNRM also assistged. Reports with photos and video: https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/18491556/goedemorgen-schip-vastgelopen-donaties-en-brug-gaat-open https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/68938-140-opvarenden-van-rondvaartboot-gehaald-bij-neeltje-jans/ https://nos.nl/artikel/2616092-ruim-honderd-opvarenden-van-vastgelopen-rondvaartboot-oosterschelde-geevacueerd https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-neeltje-jans/139-opvarenden-van-rondvaartboot-geevacueerd
Tour boat evacuated
On Feb 24, 2018, the "Christiaan B." was evacuated by the lifeboat "Koopmansdank" of the KNRM. The passenger m/v had run into engine problems just before mooring in Neeltje Jans. The KNRM was alerted around 3:50 p.m. and transferred about 75 passengers ashore. Also the tug "Zephyrus" attended. The tour boat then managed to get to the jetty. Dutch report with photos and video: http://112midden-zeeland.nl/passagiersboot-problemen-75-personen-op-wal-gezet-knrm/
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