Safety / Incidents

Doeksen is cancelling ferries between Harlingen and Terschelling due to bad weather Rederij Doeksen is cancelling several sailings between Harlingen and Terschelling in the coming days due to the bad weather. Saturday the 14.25 hour boat from Terschelling to Harlingen will not leave, later in the afternoon the 17.05 hour boat from Harlingen will also be cancelled.

Leeuwarden is in for an unsettled weekend with heavy rain and strong winds. The wind is expected to pick up on Friday evening and remain stormy throughout the weekend. According to Weeronline, severe wind gusts are possible, particularly in coastal areas.

A 34-year-old man from Sneek has been arrested for his involvement in a fire in Heerenveen. Additionally, no trains are running between Leeuwarden and Heerenveen this weekend. The updates were shared as part of a regional emergency and local news liveblog in Friesland.

Two passenger cars were involved in a rear-end collision on Thursday afternoon on Archipelweg near Vrijheidsplein in Leeuwarden. No one was injured in the crash, though both vehicles sustained significant damage. Police attended the scene to assist with handling the incident.

Following the death of a 29-year-old woman in Amsterdam, evidence points to femicide, with a 23-year-old Somali residence permit holder as the primary suspect. Although political parties often focus on migration in such cases, a mental health background proves to be a stronger predictor of this violence. The case recalls the murder of Lisa last year.

On the day she disappeared, 29-year-old Hajar from Amsterdam sent disturbing messages to an acquaintance. Police confirmed this occurred on the morning her parents reported her missing. Authorities have not disclosed the exact contents of the messages.

Fires, accidents, traffic jams, delays and short news items: with this live blog you can follow 112 news and other short news in Friesland closely.

Work on Hollandiatunnel at Scharsterbrug will take longer The traffic using the Hollandiatunnel under the A7 between Scharsterbrug and Joure will have to wait another week. Something went wrong when pouring the concrete retaining wall, which means that some of the work has to be done again.

Police arrested a minor boy from Leeuwarden at the train station on Wednesday evening around 22:00. He is suspected of making threats with a knife. No one was injured during the incident, and police are investigating the exact circumstances.

Late Wednesday afternoon, two cars collided at the roundabout on Groningerstraatweg in Leeuwarden. The crash occurred around 17:15 near the intersection with Professor Mr. P.S. Nobody was injured in the incident.