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Lieuwe (94) Was the Very Last Peat Skipper: 'The Water Kept Pulling, Always'

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He brought millions of bales of peat ashore with his ship. Until Lieuwe de Harder was overtaken by time and was the very last to stop that transport. In his final years, he gazed out over the water through binoculars. "It just kept drawing me in, always."
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He brought millions of bales of peat ashore with his ship. Until Lieuwe de Harder was overtaken by time and was the very last to stop that transport. In his final years, he gazed out over the water through binoculars. "It just kept drawing me in, always."

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destentor.nl broke the news on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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