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==The storm and sinking== |
==The storm and sinking== |
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In 1888, the ''Renown'' sank during a [[storm]], miles from the shore of [[Den Helder]], [[the Netherlands]]. Her crew of around 30 men was only partly intact; some men had already been blown of the deck and drowned in the wild waves of the mighty [[sea]]. The ships crew had not much hope left of |
In 1888, the ''Renown'' sank during a [[storm]], miles from the shore of [[Den Helder]], [[the Netherlands]]. Her crew of around 30 men was only partly intact; some men had already been blown of the deck and drowned in the wild waves of the mighty [[sea]]. The ships crew had not much hope left of surviving, when a small group of [[Dutch]]-born heroes came towards them: |
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==The rescue== |
==The rescue== |
Revision as of 15:52, 22 May 2007
The Renown was a German ship, of the barque-type. It was a sailing cargo ship, built around the 1870s - 1880s. It made it first journey in 1873, and its last one in 1888. That last journey would be an enormous disaster, as can be read below...
The storm and sinking
In 1888, the Renown sank during a storm, miles from the shore of Den Helder, the Netherlands. Her crew of around 30 men was only partly intact; some men had already been blown of the deck and drowned in the wild waves of the mighty sea. The ships crew had not much hope left of surviving, when a small group of Dutch-born heroes came towards them:
The rescue
The survivors, around 20 in total, had climbed up the mizzen-mast, and when all hope seemed lost, a small boat approached the sinking ship. Against the storm, in great danger of capsizing, the lifeboat headed towards the troubled sailors. The captain of the rescue-boat, the famous Dorus Rijkers, jumped out of the boat, and climbed the mast. He and his crew helped the endangered men get from the mast to the lifeboat, and back again to dry land.
Aftermath
The heroical rescue ended successfully, and Dorus Rijkers, the savior, would be rewarded with a golden medal of honor later. All of the surviving crew-members than got a small stipend; the court of the Hague decided that they earned it. It was said o be because the boat was in bad condition when leaving Hamburg-harbour, one weak before the accident.