On Apr 7, 2014, the "Saimaagracht" found the 11-m-yacht
"Pokerface" drifting empty in the Atlantic Ocean of the Dutch
solo sailor Sietse Hagen.
Hagen had departed from Tenerife to Barbados on Jan 15 and has
not been heard of since.
The cargo ship was on the way from Savannah to Agadir when it
encountered the sailing ship, a Gib’Sea Flush Poker,
about 2000 kilometers off the Moroccan coast. The crew initially
tried to get in contact by VHF radio. but when that failed,
it was decided to go on board.
The crew found the yacht with no one aboard. The documents
showed that the "Pokerface" was owned by the 70-year Sietse Hagen
from Tenerife. The ship was badly battered, as if it encountered
stormy weather. The crew of the vessel in vain tried to take
the yacht in tow. All personal documents and items of value were
then removed from board, before, regarding the safety of shipping,
the captain decided to sink the ship. Sietse Hagen was
internationally identified as missing.
Bron Vesseltracker
Eerder op de Westerschelde met bestemming Zeebrugge
SAIMAAGRACHT
Bouwjaar: 2005, imonummer: 9288069, gt: 18231
Eigenaar: Rederij Saimaagracht, Amsterdam
Beheer: Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V.
Gebouwd: Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa Sp Z.o.o. / 5877
LxBxH: 185,40 x 25,49 x 14,60 meter
Vermogen: 16415 pk, snelheid: 19,5 knoop, roepnaam: PHCQ
© Barry van der Meijden
