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2000 – RIJNSTROOM, DINTELSTROOM AND LINGESTROOM IN ACTION

A scenario for a real boys’ book: The Cypriot-flagged, seagoing motor ship ‘Haugo’ – owned by a German shipping company – beached near the Gorinchem road bridge.

History

As a result of a total ‘blackout’: no longer having propulsion and working rudders, in combination with a very strong current due to ‘lots of high water’, the motor ship ‘Haugo’ found itself stuck crosswise in front of the Gorinchem bridge. Local ‘horsepower’ was mobilized to free the ship from its precarious position. The report mentions the deployment of Broedertrouw / Muller tugboats as well as the ‘orange powerhouses’ RIJNSTROOM, DINTELSTROOM and LINGESTROOM – jointly accounting for 2,600 HP – from Hardinxveld. They were able to get the job done. The ‘Haugo’ therefore still sails the world’s oceans, possibly under a different name.

2000 Rijnstroom Dintelstroom en Lingestroom nieuwsbericht

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