According to preliminary data, at least two people were overboard.
On Monday morning, December 13, two large cargo ships collided in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden and Denmark – Scot Carrier under the flag of Great Britain and Karin Hoej under the flag of Denmark.
This was reported by ABC News.
The incident took place in foggy weather near the island of Bornholm. The Danish ship capsized after the collision, at least two of its crew members are considered missing.
A search and rescue operation continues at the scene of the accident, in which a crew of a smaller British ship is involved. When rescuers approached the scene of the accident, they heard cries for help from the water. It is noted that the water temperature in the area of the crash is about 4 ° C.
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Reporter Schiøler (Danish)
“Several people have been detained” (Swedishradio) pic.twitter.com/6GMokf1foU– Sea & amp; son (@OnDeepWater) December 13, 2021
Earlier in the territorial waters of Romania, they found the body of a boatswain from the Odessa region, which fell overboard the dry-cargo ship Right Step at the end of October.
