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Fire in alternator disabled trawler off Sylt
The alternator of the "Anna Catharina - SC 41" caught fire in the night of May 15, 2013, southwest of Hörnum/Sylt. The fire was followed by an engine failure, and the disabled ship drifted towards the shore of the island in winds of 4-5 Beaufort. The crew called the DGzRS which sent the lifeboat "Horst HHeiner Kneten". When it reached the fishing vessel, the crew of two had already extinguished the fire and hald also been able to get the engine running again. The lifeboat escorted the "Anna Catharina“ back to Hörnum.
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