Hazard spot
IJsselmeer and Wadden Sea: Shallows and grounding
IJsselmeer and Wadden Sea: Shallow water, a short hard sea and flats that dry at low water. The level follows the wind here more than the tide.
- Cause
- Shallows and grounding
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 53° 03,0' N 005° 18,0' E
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IJsselmeer and Wadden Sea: how the place works
The IJsselmeer is shallow, only a few metres on average, so wind builds a short, hard sea very quickly. In the Wadden Sea beyond, the tide is added: gullies shift, buoys are moved, and last year's chart is wrong in places.
IJsselmeer and Wadden Sea: what breaks there
Grounding here is the rule, not the exception. Usually nothing visible happens, and that is precisely the problem: a bent rudder stock or a cracked engine mount shows up weeks later as water ingress or vibration.
IJsselmeer and Wadden Sea: what this means for your policy
Report every grounding, even when nothing is visible. Anyone who keeps quiet and later reports the consequential damage as a separate case has lost control of the causal link. And check who pays for the inspection after taking the ground.
Read this in full: A grounding is not a small claimCruising range
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