S.O.S.
Your standing at the Katwijk’s Museum. The small hatch to the left of the fence, was very important to the fishermen.
In the photo above you can see the old signal post of Katwijk.
The arrival of the telegraph has been of great importance to fishermen.
In case of emergency they could broadcast an SOS with location, so that the coast guard came more quickly to the rescue.
For the women it was always the question whether their husbands would return home.