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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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