BERLIN: A number of individuals are lacking after a collision between two cargo ships within the North Sea, considered one of which is believed to have sunk, German authorities mentioned on Tuesday.
The accident occurred early on Tuesday morning about 22 kilometres (13 miles) southwest of the island of Helgoland, the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies mentioned.
A number of ships are at present looking for survivors within the space, it added.
One individual was rescued from the water and is receiving medical therapy.
The ship that’s believed to have sunk was named because the Verity, crusing below a British flag and on its manner from Bremen to the British city of Immingham.
The opposite ship was the Polesie, below a Bahamas flag and travelling from Hamburg to La Coruna in Spain.
The Verity was the smaller vessel with a size of 91 metres (nearly 300 ft), in comparison with the Polesie’s 190 metres.
The Polesie was nonetheless afloat with 22 folks on board, the company mentioned.
Two rescue cruisers, an emergency tug, a pilot boat, a police patrol boat and a helicopter are serving to with the search.
A cruise ship that was within the space has additionally been concerned, the company added.
The accident occurred early on Tuesday morning about 22 kilometres (13 miles) southwest of the island of Helgoland, the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies mentioned.
A number of ships are at present looking for survivors within the space, it added.
One individual was rescued from the water and is receiving medical therapy.
The ship that’s believed to have sunk was named because the Verity, crusing below a British flag and on its manner from Bremen to the British city of Immingham.
The opposite ship was the Polesie, below a Bahamas flag and travelling from Hamburg to La Coruna in Spain.
The Verity was the smaller vessel with a size of 91 metres (nearly 300 ft), in comparison with the Polesie’s 190 metres.
The Polesie was nonetheless afloat with 22 folks on board, the company mentioned.
Two rescue cruisers, an emergency tug, a pilot boat, a police patrol boat and a helicopter are serving to with the search.
A cruise ship that was within the space has additionally been concerned, the company added.
