ural ▁mer ch ants ▁of ▁Har wich . ▁E na ▁- ▁On ▁the ▁D unk irk ▁be aches , ▁her ▁crew ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁abandon ▁her . ▁She ▁was ▁be ached ▁but ▁then ▁ref lo ated ▁by ▁L t ▁Colonel ▁W ▁G ▁Mc ▁Kay ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Field ▁Regiment , ▁Royal ▁Art illery , ▁and ▁taken ▁back ▁to ▁R ams gate , ▁notable ▁as ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁a ▁sail or . ▁ ▁Dutch ▁co aster s ▁Th irty - n ine ▁Dutch ▁co aster s ▁had ▁escaped ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁were ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁sh ipping ▁b ureau ▁in ▁London ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁to ▁assist . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁co aster s , ▁able ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁be aches ▁very ▁closely ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁flat ▁bottom s , ▁res cu ed ▁ 2 2 , 6 9 8 ▁men ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁The ▁, ▁a ▁ ▁ship ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁tons ▁dw t ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁G ron ingen , ▁saved ▁ 2 , 5 4 2 ▁men ▁between ▁ 2 8 ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁under ▁Captain ▁D . ▁Bu ining , ▁the ▁most ▁men ▁saved ▁amongst ▁the ▁Dutch ▁co aster s . ▁The ▁vessel ▁had ▁already ▁saved ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁co aster ▁ ▁on ▁ 3 0