Two crewmen injured as OSV hits wind turbine in Dutch North Sea

The Royal Dutch Sea Rescue Society (KNRM) has stated that it evacuated two injured crewmen from an OSV that hit the base of an offshore wind turbine in the North Sea.

The 1990-built Glomar Venture, owned by the Dutch offshore support vessel player Glomar, made a call for medical evacuation around 7 am local time on Easter Sunday.

The incident took place approximately 15 miles from Callantsoog on the northwest coast of the Netherlands. The Dutch police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the issue.

The KNRM sent out the lifeboats Irene & Henk and Koen Oberman, as well as the rescue boat Joke Dijkstra. The rescue boat took the injured crewmen to Den Helder, where an ambulance took them to the hospital. Local media stated that a third crewmember voluntarily went to the hospital as well. The vessel had a crew of eight people.

The two lifeboats were later joined by the coast guard vessel Guardian, which escorted the Glomar Venture to the port of Den Helder.

Following the incident, the vessel, most frequently used for ERRV and standby assignments in connection with the North Sea oil sector, sustained damage to the bow.