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Tuesday, 21 June 2016

German torpedo boat stealing fish from Dutch trawler Union according to the Dutch newspaper Tilburgsch courant dated 29 April 1915

An item reported that a Dutch steam trawler arriving at Ijmuiden, Netherlands stated have spoken with the master of the Dutch steam trawler Union of Ijmuiden who claimed to be forced by a German torpedo boat to come on board of the torpedo boat. The fishermen were forced to go below deck. In the meantime was their catch of 3 days fishing consisted of around 70 baskets filled with fish were stolen by the German crew. The Dutch fishermen were afterwards released.