Thanks for the support, barbus. Hope you don't need these pumps, while we use them for 3 weeks or so... Please pass on the message that we appreciate the support.
The Netherlands to send water pumps to disaster area
7 Sept 2005 The US government has announced that it will take up the Dutch government’s offer to send water pumps to the area affected by hurricane Katrina. A US air force plane will arrive at Eindhoven airbase on Wednesday evening to pick up the three pumps. Five experts from the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management will also be going to the disaster area to help operate the pumps. The US has already accepted the Netherlands’ offer to send the frigate Hr. Ms. Van Amstel to help with the aid effort.
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Of course I blind copied our Minister President (as you may know they call him Harry Potter, because he's a lookalike)on all the email discussions of last week.
Way to go my friend.
Hey Barbus,
i forgot to ask... what does the frigate name mean?:
Hr. Ms. Van Amstel
Is that a ship named "Mr. & Mrs. Van Amstel"?
Is this the same Amstel as Amstel Light beer?
Very cool if you guys have warships named after beer.
Ahhhh... it is all so clear now....
Jan Van Amstel
Jan van Amstel were on 12 December of the year 1618 in Gemert born, near Schijndel.
There he has been also buried with on its grafzerk the poem that to
Joost of pine Vondel concerning its prowesses on sea wrote. Concerning Van Amstels youth less has been confessed. If he drives the horse of its father on young age crippled, he leaves to Amsterdam. There he withdraws at its family there, it well-known burgomaster line Bicker.
He emerges just in the geschiedschrijving in 1654, if he goes as a commander on consignment to Russia. Van Amstel distinguished himself in the fight of the republic for the
free trade for the sea. Particularly this proved to be in the so-called northern war
(1655-1660), in what Amsterdam put up fight against Karel X Gustaaf of Sweden which
endangered the trade of Amsterdam by its conquest plans in the Baltic
Sea. On the excursion against the Sweden in November 1659 under the Ruyter
was Jan van Amstel bevelhebber of the ship the provinces.
In gold celebrate dwarsbalken of sabel with St geschakeerd of zilver
and throat.Andrieskruis of two range concerning everything gone. family weapon
On this excursion the strong vestingstad Nyborg was conquered. Issuing the Acte van Navigatie United Kingdom (1651) deteriorated the
proportion of the republic with United Kingdom. In the second English war (1665-1667) Van Amstel particularly was
active. He was then commander of the ship "freedom" with sixty guns. He took part in the four days' sea battle (1666), where its ship was damaged heavily. In 1667 he was commander of the ship "pastime" with 64 pieces armses, with what he took part in the renowned excursion to Chatham.
On 18 April 1668 he lived still in Amsterdam and to the Rouaanse quay. This becomes clear from the will which he made on that day. He is then ready carry out a task with its war chip for its
principalen. Probably he has touched during this task wounded and to Schijndel has
been vervolgens transmitted. There Jan van Amstel on 29 September die.
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