Several people are missing after two cargo ships collided on Tuesday morning in the German Bight in the North Sea. The accident occurred about 22 kilometers southwest of the island of Heligoland and 31 kilometers northeast of the island of Langeoog, as the accident command announced. The search for the castaways is ongoing, it was said. Accordingly, a person was rescued from the water and received medical care.
It was said that the accident command took over overall operational management. Accordingly, the cargo ships hit Polesia and Verity together around 5 a.m. The accident command assumed that the… Verity sank because of the collision. Numerous ships and a helicopter from the German Navy were used to search for the missing people. The Polesia was buoyant, they said. She has 22 people on board.
It is still unclear how many people are missing. A spokeswoman for the accident command has not yet been able to provide any information. The accident command had a sensor aircraft fly over the sea area in order to obtain more detailed information. A cruise ship traveling in the sea area is also supporting the search. People could receive medical care there, it was said. Doctors are on board. Additional medical personnel were to be flown to the scene of the accident by helicopter.