The Verity was heading for Immingham in Lincolnshire when it was in collision with a bigger vessel - a major rescue operation is under way
A British cargo ship has sunk with several people still missing following a collision in the North Sea. The British flagged Verity was travelling to the UK when it was involved in the collision along with a second cargo vessel, Polesie off the German coast.
According to German authorities several people are still missing. The ships collided in the early morning about 14 miles south-west of the island of Helgoland, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said. One of the ships, the British-flagged Verity, apparently sank. The emergency command said one person was rescued from the water and was being given medical treatment, and rescuers were searching for several more people who were missing.
It said the ship was headed from Bremen, Germany, to the English port of Immingham. The other, bigger ship, the Bahamas-flagged Polesie, remained afloat with 22 people on board. It was heading from Hamburg to Spain. Vessels supporting the rescue effort included a cruise ship, the Iona, that has doctors on board and could treat people if needed, the emergency command said. More medical personnel were being taken to the scene by helicopter.
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