Rowing rescue boat - Egmond aan Zee, NH, NL
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Rowing rescue boat at the beach promenade at Egmonad aan Zee.
Waymark Code: WMY0A2
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 03/27/2018
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At the promenade in the Vuurtorenplein in Egmond aan Zee stands this statue of a rowing rescue boat of the Dutch sculptor Louk van Meurs.
[NL] "Roeireddingsboot
Voor dit beeld de roeireddingsboot in de branding heeft de Egmondse boot Nr. 5, die hier in het museum staat, model gestaan.
Deze boot van de Noord en Zuid Hollandse Redding Maatschappij voer van 1912 tot 1939 vele malen uit. De toenmalige NZHRM nu KNRM, Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij, bestaat sinds 1824.
Dit beelt ter herinnering aan boten die vele shipbreukelingen hebben gered, is gemaakt door Louk van Meurs, geplaatst op 2 december 2004 en onthuld door de welhouders Trap en Zwakman van gemeente Bergen."
[EN] Rowing rescue boat
The Egmond boat No. 5, which stands here in the museum, was the model for this statue of the rowing rescue boat in the surf.
This boat of the Noord and Zuid Hollandse Redding Royal Dutch Rescue Company sailed many times from 1912 to 1939. The NZHRM, now KNRM, Royal Dutch Rescue Company, has been in existence since 1824.
This is a reminder of boats that have saved many shipbreaks, made by Louk van Meurs, placed on December 2, 2004 and revealed by the benefactors Staircase and Zwakman of the municipality of Bergen."
Source: Information panel
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Roeireddingsboot
Figure Type: Other
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Louk van Meurs
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2004
Materials used: Metal
Location: Not listed
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