hˈiːmskɚk dˈaɪd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv lˈɛɡ wˈuːndz kˈɔːzd baɪ ɐ kˈænənbˌɔːl, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚ, ɐn ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ spˈænɪʃ flˈiːt ʌv twˈɛnti wˈʌn vˈɛsəlz wʌz ɛntˈaɪɚli dᵻstɹˈɔɪd.
Heemskerck died as a result of leg wounds caused by a cannonball, during the Battle of Gibraltar, an engagement in which a Spanish fleet of 21 vessels was entirely destroyed.