On Nov 11, 2010, at 4 p.m. the Fairplay 22 capsized off Hoek van Holland, about 100 metres from the "splitsingsdam". The tug was about to assist the arriving Stena Britannica towards her berth at the Stena Terminal in Hoek van Holland . The accident happened in rough sea. 3 crew members were rescued by the pilot tenders based in Hoek van Holland, furthermore the Rescue Center at IJmuiden mobilised the lifeboats from Hoek van Holland and Ter Heijde as well as a NOGEPA Offshore SAR helicopter and a Coastguard plane to search for the missing 2 crewmembers. Also several other craft were involved, Friday morning at the beach of 's Gravenzande is the body of the Ch. Engineer was found whilst the teams were still searching for the last missing person, the captain of the tug.
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