An American dredger crewman has died while working on the wreck of the Vinca Gorthon off the Netherlands.

The 500-gt hopper vessel Atlantique (built 1974) called for assistance on Sunday morning off Camperduin.



A navy doctor was sent from De Kooy airport, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.



The cause of the accident is being investigated.



The ro-ro ship Vinca Gorthon sank in 1988 in 25 metres of water.



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