BREAKING: People missing after collision between water taxi and speedboat in Wadden Sea

A water taxi carrying seven people, and a speedboat containing 27 people collided this morning in the Schuitengat channel of the Wadden sea.

The accident happened only a few hundred metres away from the coast, close to the Wadden island Terschelling. At least one of the two boats involved is “as good as sunk”, writes the NOS.

What we know so far

So far, two people are injured, with one being rushed to hospital. A further two people are still missing after the collision, which led to several passengers ending up in the water, writes AD Nieuws.

Search efforts are being complicated by the debris. Several salvage boats, ambulances, and a helicopter are searching for the remaining missing passengers, one of whom might possibly be a child.

A trauma helicopter is also on the scene.

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Juni Moltubak
Juni Moltubak
Juni moved to the Netherlands after realizing how expensive tuition fees in the UK are, and never regretted her choice of studying in The Hague. After three years of Political Science, she is ready for a new adventure — an internship at DutchReview! When you don’t see her typing on her laptop she can be found strolling around Haagse Bos or sitting in her lovely garden scrolling through interior design TikToks.

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