shot name of the eiland(town) URK



the monument, a woman looking over the Zuiderzee, irrected for the memory of the fishermen dead on the sea



shots of the monument



tree close ups of plaques with the names of the dead fishermen



boy by names of the last crew of sunken ship



shots of the harbor, with close ups of several ships, with baskets in the mast



arrival of the queen and going to church



queen arrives at the monument, and wreaflaying



shots of the Urkmen koor, queen walks along the wall with all the names of the fishermen gone with their ships at the North Sea



queen listen to singing




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Background: dope; the fishery eiland Urk exist this year 1000 year, in the closing of the Zuidersea it was expected to be the end of the fishery, however instead of all planning experts, today URK has the largest and modernest North Sea fishing fleet of Holland, as the are fishing on the North Sea the keep their home port URK and mostly go to market at Urk or fish is transported from the other North Sea harbors by trucks to the former eiland. Many ships has gone down by accidents at the North Sea and to memorate their lost fishermen the eiland has build the monument a woman facing over the Zuider sea.

total population of Urk is 7200 from which 600 are working as crew on board of one of their ship. Urker fishermen as a cooperation its member has his part of the profit they make