“That is really very sad,” says a skipper from Bunschoten about the accident in Harlingen, who does not want to be mentioned by name. He is waiting for a group that will take a cruise in a picturesque botter today. That type of boat determines the image of the fishing village. They are old wooden boats, which evoke a nostalgic image. “I’ve also had a broken mast, you can’t foresee everything,” he says before cutting off the conversation.
Skippers Bunschoten-Spakenburg see no reason for extra control of the brown fleet after the Harlingen accident
