As "Maand Maritiem" will report in SWZ Maritime's November issue, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands christened the new pilot vessel Polaris for the Loodswezen on 10 October. SWZ Maritime editor Gerrit de Boer was present and took the pictures we have posted in the photo album acommpanying this news post.
For more information on the Polaris, read the detailed ship description in SWZ Maritime's September issue, Maand Maritiem in SWZ Maritime's November issue, or download this Dutch article by the Loodswezen in pdf.
Click on the little squares below the photo album to watch the pictures in their proper dimensions.
Picture: christening of the Polaris (SWZM/G.J. de Boer)
