Apparently two ships collided off the Swedish coast. The situation is confusing. First details at a glance.
Stockholm – According to Swedish media reports, two cargo ships have collided in the Baltic Sea. One of the two ships is lying in the water off the coast of southern Sweden, the news agency TT and the broadcasting station SVT reported on Monday. A major search and rescue operation is underway to save people who have fallen into the water. At least two people are said to have gone overboard.
The top priority is now to save human lives, said the spokesman for the Swedish shipping authority Sjöfartsverket, Jonas Franzen, to SVT. According to him, it was a 55-meter-long Danish and a 90-meter-long British ship. There is a risk that the overturned Danish freighter could sink, said Franzen. It is not yet known why the two ships collided.
Sweden: Ships collide off the coast
The accident occurred on Monday night between Ystad in southern Sweden and the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish Coast Guard took part in the search for the missing crew members. At the same time, she initiated an environmental rescue operation to prevent oil or other harmful substances from entering the sea. There is currently no oil leak, the coast guard announced on Monday morning. (tu / dpa)
