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Dutch Couple Lost at Sea

By Administrator · On April 7, 2016

The bodies of Ria and Waldy Finke, a Dutch cruising couple on the Netherlands-based yacht Talagoa, were found floating off Isla San Andrés, Colombia, on April 1. The Finkes’ sloop, a 48-ft steel Van de Stadt design, was found not far away, overturned on a reef minus her keel. As this point the Colombian navy does not suspect foul play. The extremely experienced cruising couple had left the Panama Canal on March 25. Read More

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