Until yesterday, the dinghy cruiser that wrecked on the Jade on Sunday lay upside down on the edge of the mudflats near Hooksiel. Salvage crews then cut the rigging and the hull righted itself. Today it was towed back to Hooksiel. At the shipyard there, the shipwrecked vessel will first be examined by experts.
In the meantime, further details have been announced and confirmed. Schneidereit's 30 dinghy cruiser is relatively popular in the Frisian and East Frisian waters due to its numerous regatta participations. The same applies to his crew, who are regarded as highly experienced sailors. The fatal blow on the Jade on Sunday served as a training session for the Wednesday regatta season of the Horumersiel sailing club, which starts tomorrow.
The entire sailing community on the Jade is "deeply shocked and saddened", as the "Nordwest-Zeitung" reports. The newspaper quotes local sailors who confirm that the yacht was probably hit by the sun in a heavy squall under spinnaker. The ten metre long yacht then capsized.
According to the newspaper, the 49-year-old from Bingum in East Frisia, who died after capsizing, is survived by her husband and two sons.
