“The speedboat drilled with breakneck speed in our boat ‘- Parool.nl

"The speedboat drilled with breakneck speed in our boat '- Parool.nl

05-08-14 14:48 PM – Source: Parool

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boat victims after the accident on Vinkeveenseplassen last Saturday. © Reuters

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Mark van Doorn was Saturday night in the dinghy to Vinkeveenseplassen that was rammed by a speedboat. He lost two friends in the drama. “It happens in a few seconds, as everything seems to stand still.”

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It was a nice evening. Good weather, and there was total peace around us

speedboat from the suspects. Later found © Reuters

Johan shouted: “Look out!” But the driver of the speedboat not

heard

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When my hearing came back, I heard Mike yell for help. I saw Ernst and Johan are

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A nice weekend guys had to be. Like every year, they went with the four on the road with the sloop friend Johan. But it was the last time. Mark van Doorn (47) is back home, in Leusden. Johan Ernst and his friends are no longer there. He can barely contain.

It is just before half past ten in the evening when the boat with the gang of friends still floating on the water. The friends have known each other since childhood. The shore is about a hundred yards away, the moon is high in the sky. “We’re still being together is how beautiful the light shone on the water. Johan Ernst and sat back, Mike and I sat in front of the port. It’s been a wonderful night. Good weather, and there was total peace around us’

Emergency Vaart
Then it suddenly:. Squeaking sound of an engine. Before they are through, rumbles a speedboat at them. Only the contours of the boat are still visible. “The boat really hard and did not have his lights on. Johan shouted: “Look out!” But the driver of the speedboat did not hear. I turned away. Mike also, I saw. The boat drilled with breakneck speed in our boat. “

echoes a huge blow on the lake. Water wave that follows Mark throws against the deck. “I heard nothing more. It happens in a few seconds, as everything seems to stand. ‘Quiet The speedboat scours the bow on the deck of the boat, the four men. “When my hearing came back, I heard Mike yell for help. I saw Ernst and Johan are. I rushed to them. But it was too late. They were killed. “

Fuel Air
The speedboat, quite battered, sails through. Mark calling 112. At the same time a fuel air fills his nostrils. ‘Petrol or diesel. I thought, soon flying boat still on fire. ” But that did not.

happens even before the police arrive, other boaters rush to the scene of the accident. A nurse who is on holiday at the lake, jump on board. “They could not do anything more for Johan and Ernst.” Mark and the 44-year-old Mike are virtually unharmed.

The boat is towed by other boaters to Island 8. The police started a manhunt for the perpetrators, who are still without a trace at the time. A few hours later, Mark and Mike returning back home, in Leusden. Reports. Later, in Vinkeveen Amstelveen and five people were arrested.

By Hazard
How could it go so terribly wrong? “Those guys on that speedboat just have not been paying attention,” says Mark. “And they have already sailed soon. Fifty to sixty miles per hour If you stick to the speed, you ram a boat is not so hard. ” What he certainly does not understand is that the group on the speedboat after the accident has sailed. “That makes me very angry. They also try to offer help. “Meanwhile

Mark, in Leusden earns his money with his hairdresser Mark Barber, trying to contain it. His friends for life are no longer there: Ernst, 51, and Johan, 42, a wife and two children behind. Mark does not say how it is with their family. “That’s not for me,” he says. “But we’re going to miss those guys incredible, that’s for sure.”

(By: Artwin Kreekel)