At least One person died and four others are missing after two cargo ships collided in the North Sea on Tuesday.off the coast of Germany, according to the German Central Maritime Emergency Command, which confirmed that one of the ships flying the Bahamian flag was heading from Hamburg to A Coruña.
The accident occurred at dawn, just over 20 kilometers from the island of Heligoland, and in addition to the 190-metre-long ‘Polesie’, the 91-metre-long ‘Verity’, flying the British flag, was also involved. This second ship sailed from Bremen to Immingham in the UK.
‘Verity’ sank due to impact Following the accident, 3 people, 1 of whom died, were rescued from the water in the operation in which air personnel also participated. There were seven crew members on this ship, so four are still missing.
In the ‘Polesie’ that remains afloat, 22 people were traveling and all escaped unharmedAccording to the official note, which confirmed that the airspace within a radius of ten nautical miles was closed in order not to hinder search operations in the area to search for the missing.