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Monday, 25 April 2016 - 09:17
Divers search waters for missing tanker worker
Shipping traffic in Grijpskerk, Groningen was brought to a standstill on Monday morning as divers search for a man that fell into the water. A helicopter was also deployed to help with the search.
The man, a worker on tanker Altomira, ended up in the water during repairs done on a ship on Poelweg, near the Gaarkeueken bridge. According to Dagblad van het Noorden, the accident happened around 5:45 a.m.
Both police and fire department are searching for the missing man, so far without success.
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