Two cargo ships collided in the North Sea!

In the statement made by the German Maritime Emergency Center Command, it was stated that the cargo ships “Polesie” and “Verity” collided at 05:00 local time, 22 kilometers southwest of Helgoland Island and 31 kilometers northeast of Langeoog Island.

In the statement, it was stated that it was assumed that the Verity ship sank as a result of the collision, and it was shared that many people were missing and many ships and a helicopter participated in the search efforts.

It was stated in the statement that one person was rescued from the sea, and that a D0228 type sensor aircraft was reconnaissance over the region to obtain more information about the incident.

In the statement, it was stated that the Polesie ship, with 22 personnel on board, was afloat.

According to Bild newspaper, the UK-flagged “Verity” cargo ship was going from Bremen, Germany, to Immingham, England, and the Bahamas-flagged “Polesie” ship was going from Hamburg to La Coruna, Spain.

North Sea; It is an Atlantic sea located between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.