Crew Reviews, Ratings & Info for J.s.-De-Elcano

In a somber incident on November 3, 2014, Floris Heeren, a 23-year-old crew member from Belgium aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano', lost his life in a tragic accident while performing maintenance tasks. The vessel had been stationed approximately one nautical mile off the coast of Manila since late October. During the maintenance operation, Heeren and a fellow crew member launched a small boat, which subsequently capsized due to treacherous currents. Just moments after their last communication with the ship's bridge, it was noticed that their boat was overturned, floating bottom side up. While one crew member managed to escape and was hospitalized with an arm injury, Heeren was unaccounted for. Despite immediate search efforts by divers, they were unable to locate him. The following day, on November 4, his body was recovered from the water. The Jan De Nul Group, responsible for the dredging operations, has initiated an investigation to determine the factors leading to this unfortunate maritime incident.