Autotranslated video description:

On Wednesday 18/10 the rescuers were called away from dinner for a tough job. The Bonito, a yacht of 25 meters long and weighing 100 tons, was lying ten miles in the sea between Blankenberge and Zeebrugge with engine problems. The ship was at anchor waiting for help. The strong westerly wind caused considerable sea conditions, which did not make the operation any easier.

Due to the size of the vessel, both lifeboats carry Straffe Hendrik and Sterken Dries. Within 30 minutes of the call they were alongside the yacht. A rescuer was transferred. He evaluated the situation on board and helped the English-speaking crew to raise the anchor and make the towing connection between the Straffe Hendrik and the Bonito.

At a speed of 5 knots the Straffe Hendrik towed the Bonito towards the port of Zeebrugge.

About 3 hours later, both lifeboats and the Bonito arrive safely in the port of Zeebrugge, where the ship is taken alongside and moored at the visitors jetty. The rescuers are back in Blankenberge around 11 p.m. The STRAFFE Hendrik and the STERKEN Dries once again lived up to their names, or was it the crew that deserves praise here?