Several Missing After Two Cargo Ships Collide In North Sea
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published October 24, 2023 | 02:40 PM
Berlin, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Oct, 2023) Several people are missing after a collision between two cargo ships in the North Sea, one of which is believed to have sunk, German authorities said on Tuesday.
The accident happened early on Tuesday morning about 22 kilometres (13 miles) southwest of the island of Helgoland, the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) said.
Several ships are currently searching for survivors in the area, it added.
"One person was rescued from the water and is receiving medical care. Several other people are currently missing," the agency said.
The ship believed to have sunk was named as the Verity, sailing under a British flag and on its way from Bremen to the UK town of Immingham.
The other ship was the Polesie, under a Bahamas flag and travelling from Hamburg to La Coruna in Spain.
The Verity was the smaller vessel with a length of 91 metres (almost 300 feet), compared to the Polesie's 190 metres.
The Polesie was still afloat with 22 people on board, the agency said.
The Bild daily reported that a total of six people were missing.
"The emergency services are doing everything they can to rescue the missing people," German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said in a statement.
"My thoughts are with the crew members, their relatives and the rescue teams who have been in action since early this morning."
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