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On January 5, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a medical emergency aboard the pilot vessel 'Pollux' prompted the lifeboat 'Zeemanshoop' to be deployed for an urgent medevac near Flushing. The distress call was made to the Westkapelle KNRM station, initiating rapid response measures, including the dispatch of a Coast Guard helicopter equipped with a nurse. As the situation unfolded, the Breskens KNRM crew was also summoned to assist with the critical operation. Arriving moments before 'Zeemanshoop', the lifeboat 'Uly' from the Westkapelle station already had ambulance personnel on board, who promptly began providing medical care to the affected individual. Shortly thereafter, the Coast Guard rescue helicopter landed, delivering a nurse directly to the pilot boat. In a coordinated effort, the 'Pollux' then continued its journey towards the outer harbor of Flushing, where the patient was successfully transferred to a waiting ambulance for further medical attention. For more detailed reports and photographs of the incident, please visit the KNRM news [here](https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-breskens/medische-evacuatie-loodsboot) and [here](https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/43575-medische-noodsituatie-op-schip-westkapelle/).

In the early hours of January 21, 2018, a maritime incident occurred at 4:25 a.m. when the pilot vessel 'Pollux' collided with the bulk carrier 'Nord Taurus' at the Northern Steenbank anchorage, situated off the Dutch coastline. At that time, the 'Nord Taurus,' which had just completed the pilot drop-off, was navigating at approximately ten knots. The vessel intended to pass to the left of the Dutch Pilotage Service's pilot boat, stationed north of Westkapelle, but unfortunately, the maneuver resulted in the 'Nord Taurus' striking the 'Pollux' with its bow. Despite sustaining severe damage to its port side and wheelhouse, the 'Pollux' managed to sail back to Flushing under its own power, arriving at the outer port at 1:45 p.m. the same day. Reports indicate that two crew members aboard the pilot vessel incurred bruises from the collision. The 'Nord Taurus' had departed Terneuzen on January 20 at 11:30 p.m. and was en route to Murmansk with an expected arrival date of January 27. Meanwhile, the vessel 'Polaris' took over the duties of the 'Pollux,' which required repairs for its dented hull and wheelhouse. The 'Pollux' set sail from Flushing on February 10 at 7:15 a.m., docking later that day at 2 p.m. at the Damen Shiprepair Yard in Rotterdam for restoration work. The 'Nord Taurus' continued its journey from Murmansk, anchoring at Immingham Anchorage by 7 p.m. on February 10. For more visual coverage of this incident, you can explore Dutch reports featuring photographs of the aftermath: [Omroep Zeeland](https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/103373/Loodsboot-flink-beschadigd-na-aanvaring-voor-de-kust-van-Westkapelle) and [BN De Stem](https://www.bndestem.nl/zeeland/bemanning-loodskotter-gewond-na-harde-klap-met-bulkcarrier~a50c84ff/).