One boat, which is still waterborne, was carrying 22 passengers.
The shipwreck occurred near the North Sea island of Helgoland, northern Germany Several people are feared dead after two freighters crashed in the North Sea, German maritime emergency officials said today. The shipwreck occurred after the Bahaman Polesie and the British Verity vessels smashed into one another at around 5am local time 12 nautical miles southwest of Heligoland. The Verity departed Bremen at about 7pm yesterday for Immingham, a key trading port in Lincolnshire.
After 3am, all radio connection with the Verity was lost. The Cuxhaven state maritime emergencies central command said in a statement is it ‘assumed’ the Verity sank as a result of the collision. One person has been rescued from the water and is receiving medical aid, with local media reporting that up to seven others were on board.
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