Death of sailing couple presents for children puzzle

Gepubliceerd op 4 april 2016 om 11:50

Despite half a century of experience on the world's oceans are the Dutch Waldy (75) and Ria Finke (69) perished. The couple were on their way home when their yacht capsized in the Caribbean Sea. Their children do not get it.

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Tuesday washed the bodies of Waldy and Ria on the beach of San Andrés, a paradise island off the coast of Nicaragua. 2 days later, the Colombian Navy found the capsized yacht that left floated at sea.

,, We do not understand what happened, "says Waldemar Finke (45), son of the couple. Defeated, he sits at the dining table in Rotterdam, along with sister Marianka (42). They want to tell their story once this newspaper, only to cope with the loss of their parents in peace. ,, it was an accident, we are now convinced, "says Waldemar. ,, But we still have a lot of questions. "

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Waldy and Ria run for 15 years with their Talagoa sailing the seas. ,, Their love for the sea was immeasurable. The ship was really their home. "And security went for everything, Marianka. ,, They were never knows the water before they had checked extensively all. Other sailors sometimes had to laugh about it. They were really very careful."

The Talagoa - built in Groningen - was very strong. Almost 15 meters long and 5 meters wide. ,, During their first trip across the North Sea, they ended up in a big storm, "said Waldemar. Wind power ,, 11 12. The Talagoa by saying that effortless. Since then my parents felt safe on the ship."

Therefore Waldemar and Marianka find to make it difficult for their parents to be beaten in bad weather the ship. ,, We do not know whether it was then really bad again. That is something that is now being investigated by the local police. "

Read the whole article at: http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1038/Rotterdam/article/detail/4275341/2016/04/04/Dood-van-zeilend-echtpaar-stelt-kinderen-voor-raadsel.dhtml

http://www.ad.nl/ Peter Winterman Photo: Waldemar Finke.

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Anton van der plank
8 jaar geleden

Heb jullie ouders in dubrovnik ontmoet tijdens het zeilen en daarna nog verschillende keren in zeeland geweest en zij in Gorinchem. Vreselijk om zo je laatste reis te maken. Denk aan jullie en zou graag contact willen hebben. Anton