Peril at Sea: Family's Motorboat in Grave Danger, Trawlers to the Rescue
Troubled Motorboat Threatens Safety of a Family Including a 5-Year-Old Child: Fishing Trawlers Step in to Avert Sinking Incident
A nail-biting drama unfolded on the Outer Weser, as a family of three found themselves in peril aboard a motorboat. With a young child (5) on board, the situation was dire. Fortunately, swift action by several trawlers thwarted disaster.
By Alice Nagle
Bremerhaven - In the heart of the afternoon on Tuesday, a family of three faced a hair-raising ordeal on the Outer Weser. A young boy (5) alongside his parents were mere moments away from grave danger aboard their motorboat.
In the thickness of things:
- Motorboat flooded with water, family in distress on the Outer Weser.
- Family with child (5) rescued from imminent danger.
- Four trawlers intervene to prevent boat from sinking.
- Rescue vessels reach the scene and tow the boat.
- Family arrives safely in Bremerhaven.
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A distress call was sent over VHF channel 16 around 11:30 AM, as reported by rescue services on Tuesday afternoon.
The family - father, mother, child (5) - was in imminent danger at that moment, their boat flooding with water.
If the trawlers in the vicinity had not intervened promptly, the family's boat trip could have ended in a harrowing disaster.
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According to the German Maritime Search and Rescue Association (DGzRS), the roughly ten-meter-long motorboat was about five nautical miles northeast of the bird sanctuary island of Mellum when it suddenly began taking on water for unknown reasons. The boat's bilge pump was unable to cope with the water influx.
The DGzRS rescue control center immediately instructed the rescue cruisers HERMANN RUDOLF MEYER (Bremerhaven station) and BERNHARD GRUBEN (Hooksiel station) to set sail towards the stricken vessel.
Multiple Trawlers Rush to Aid the Family
At the same time, trawlers in the area were summoned for assistance. Four of them - "Triton", "Odin", "Magellan", and "Erika" - made their way towards the distressed boat. Some had already picked up on the distress call, the rescue services added.
Approximately 30 minutes after the radio message, the first fishermen arrived on the scene. Utilizing supplementary bilge pumps, they managed to temporarily halt the water influx.
At around 12:30 PM, the rescue services finally arrived. The HERMANN RUDOLF MEYER took control of the tow rope, guiding the boat to safety. The rescue services reached Bremerhaven around 4:45 PM, bringing the family and their rescuers to shore.
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They arrived there in good spirits, considering the circumstances.
Featured image: German Maritime Search and Rescue Association (DGzRS)
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Trawlers, including the "Triton", "Odin", "Magellan", and "Erika", were summoned to aid a family in distress on the Outer Weser, the scene of a flooded motorboat with a young child (5) aboard. They arrived thirty minutes after the distress call and used supplementary bilge pumps to halt the water influx, preventing a possible disaster.
