Grave Mooring Not Deep Enough for the Steamboat, Defence Comes to the Rescue

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Soldiers from the Engineer Regiment have placed a pontoon next to the quay. Sinterklaas can set foot ashore in Brabant on Saturday via that floating raft.

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They didn't dig deep enough in Grave. While Sinterklaas hasn't even been spotted on the steamboat yet, the next problem is already presenting itself: the mooring for the gift boat is not deep enough. Fortunately, the defense forces came to the rescue and a floating gangway was installed.

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It could easily be an episode of the Sinterklaas News. The mooring place at the quay in Grave turns out to be too shallow for the steamboat. As a result, the gift boat cannot dock directly at the Loswal. But help is coming from an unexpected source. The fortified town of Grave doesn't bat an eye at a large ship sailing past. And despite the bone-dry summer, the water level in the Maas is high enough for the steamboat. Yet, a problem arises. So…