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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 39
Swamping record
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Date |
16 May 2003 |
Location |
Brussels canal |
Water Temperature |
25-30 C |
Boat(s) involved |
4+ |
Boat Construction |
Open old style wooden Stampfli |
Outcome |
Extremities feeling chilled by the time they reached safety. |
Description |
Swamped by wash from a barge – boat submerged to crew waist/chest height. Crew managed to continue to row 600m in 20 min to safety. |
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