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Cabin boy drowned in Scheldt
In the evening of Dec 13, 2016, a crew member fell over board from the "Nataha N" in Asper at Gavere at 11.15 p.m. The cabin boy drowned in the Scheldt. The barge was about to moor in order to pass the lock. The sailor had to throw the ropes to fasten the ship to the quay, but stumbled and fell into the water. The Gavere fire station rushed to the spot with a team of divers and could recover the man quickly. The MUG-team ofthe General Hospital tried for nearly an hour to resuscitate the victim. The man of Romanian origin deceased on the spot. Dutch report with photo: http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnenland/article/detail/3030650/2016/12/14/Matroos-valt-overboord-en-verdrinkt-aan-sluis-in-Asper.dhtml
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