ZK17 JOHANNES DIRKscrapped
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Trawler broken up in Kampen
On March 20, 2026, at around 8:00 a.m. , the 'ZK-17 Johannes Dirk' was hoisted ashore in Kampen to be broken up, the 32nd to be hoisted ashore and the 4th from Zoutkamp. The owner Dirk Sloot had decided to decommission his trawler and have it scrapped. The year 2025 was fished out, and in December, the trawler sailed into Zoutkamp for the last time. In the months that followed, the trawler was completely stripped, after which it made the journey to Kampen on Feb 24t On March 2, the wheelhouse was removed and has since been placed in Zoutkamp, leaving only the hull ashore.
Disabled fishing vessel towed to Lauwersoog
On Oct 24, 2016, the "Johannes Dirk - ZK 17" got the propeller fouled by a net. The "Vier Gebroeder - ZK 44" (IMO: 9217840) came to assist and took the ship in tow through the Westgat. Then the KNRM lifeboat "Annie Jacoba Visser" took over and towed the fishing vessel to Lauwersoog. Dutch report with photos: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-lauwersoog/garnalenkotter-zk17-met-net-in-de-schroef-boven-ameland
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