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Sailing boats got entangled in fishing gear, four children saved from the Elbe

On June 27, 2016, an accident happened in the Elbe at buoy 133 near the Mühlenberg marina, involving the "Ostetal" and several sailboats. After the accident was reported, the patrol boats "WS 22" and "WS 35" rushed to the site. The "Ostetal" with two crew members on board and the partner trawler "Freiheit" with one man on board had been lying at anchor with the fishing gear in the water. All crew members were below deck. For reasons not yet determined, four sailing boats, each manned by a child which were in tow of an inflatable boat, got entangled in the fishing gear of the trawler. The dinghy was caught in the anchor chain of "Freiheit". Four children fell into the water. The crew members of the fishing boat were alerted by cries for help of the children, went on deck and pulled them immediately out of the water. All of them wore lifejackets. None of the children was injured. They were brought to shore. One of the four sailing boats had to be freed from the fishing gear by a small boat of the fire rescue. There was damage both to the sailing boats and the fishing gear of the trawler.