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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 74
Swamping record
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Date |
June 2001 |
Location |
Lowerrhine (Nederrijn), The Netherlands, Km 903 |
Water Temperature |
+/- 18 degr.C |
Boat(s) involved |
Two C4+ touring boats |
Boat Construction |
Wood and open, no extra buoyancy measures taken or obligated for this race |
Outcome |
Rescue boat present at the race location. Both crews rescued at once. |
Description |
Two boats sinking in the same race due to waves cause by barge
Boat type C4+ (Touring Boat)
Water conditions: River Lower Rhine (Nederrijn), km 903.
No wind, sunny, 20 degr.C., water temperature 18 degr.C.
Reason of sinking: In both cases no anticipation of coxes on waves caused by barge. Waves filled up the boat. Boats sunk immediately.
Reason of lacking of anticipation of coxes: Unfamiliarity of the possible combination of conditions of river stream and waves (no local coxes).
you can see that without a crew the boats are already nearly under water. |
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