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Wreck of mooring biat recovered
The victims who died last weekend in the sinking of the 'KP 17' in the collision with the ' Melius' on the North Sea Canal in Amsterdam were on their way to another vessel. The skipper was using a punt owned by De Koperen Ploeg, a company that provides various services to skippers and port employees, to transport his passenger to a vessel on the canal. One of the two victims, a 30-year-old man from IJmuiden, was found on the afternoon of Oct 27. The body of the second victim, a 24-year-old man from Haarlem, was recovered from the water on Oct 28 at around 1:30 a.m. The wreckage has also been recovered. The continuous search for the victims continued until then. Several diving teams, the fire department, and the police are dispatched. There was a sonar boat and a drone team as well. However, it took more than 30 hours before both bodies were found. How exactly the accident happened is still being investigated. The company has announced that port employees who were on duty at the time of the accident will have the opportunity to discuss the matter. The tanker left Amsterdam on Oct 29 and proceeded to Dordrecht.
Two people missing after collision of work boat with inland vessel
The flat bottom mooring boat 'KP 17' (MMSI: 244615338), which was owned by Koperen Ploeg, a company specializing in the professional mooring, unmooring, and shifting of seagoing vessels. with two people on board sank in Amsterdam's Afrikahaven on the Northsea Canal after colliding with the 'Melius' on Oct 26, 2025, at 5.45 p.m. Both people w2nt missing. The Safety Region mobilized emergency services in large numbers. At 8:40 p.m. the underwater search has been suspended due to the expiration of the period following a serious trauma when rapid medical assistance is crucial. The surface search continued. Drones, the quay, and moored boats were being used to search for the missing persons. At 10:00 p.m. the search has now been suspended for the day. Emergency services wee leaving the location. The police will continue their investigation on Oct 27. How the boat collided with the inland vessel was not yet known. The 'Melius' had suffered slight bow damage in the collision and remained stationary in the Africahaven as of Oct 27. Reports with photos: https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6373785/twee-vermisten-door-aanvaring-tussen-bootje-en-binnenvaartschip-in-amsterdam.html[/url] [url]https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5535571/vermisten-botsing-amsterdam-schip-boot-afrikahaven[/url] [url]https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/353698/twee-vermisten-bij-aanvaring-tussen-boot-en-schip-reddingsactie-in-haven-gestaakt[/url] [url]https://www.transport-online.nl/103979/boot-met-twee-opvarenden-gezonken-door-aanvaring-met-binnenvaartschip-bij-amsterdam/[/url] [url]https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/10/26/boot-zinkt-na-aanvaring-met-groter-schip-2-vermisten/
Second victim found
Police have found the body of the second occupant of the *KP 17' on Oct 28. The boat and the body of the first occupant were found on the afternoon of Oct 27. The second body was that of a 24-year-old man from Haarlem. The body of a 30-year-old man from IJmuiden was first found in the Western Docklands. Sonar boats and several dive teams were used to search for the victims. The rescue operation was suspended on the evening of OCt 26, with the Safety Region saying it was unlikely the two were still alive. Police continued their search in recent days. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
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