2023-11-02 11:00:50
Damage to the hull of the cargo ship “Polesie” after the collision of two freighters on the North Sea off Helgoland Image: dpa
The Hamburg public prosecutor’s office has identified the body recovered after the freighter accident in the North Sea as the captain of the “Verity”. Another four sailors are still missing.
The captain of the ship “Verity” involved in the accident died in the freighter collision on the North Sea off Heligoland last week. The dead man has now been identified, a spokeswoman for the Hamburg public prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The autopsy results have so far revealed no evidence of foul play.
The cause of the accident is therefore still unknown. According to the public prosecutor’s office, the two rescued sailors are in Bremen.
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On Tuesday morning last week, the coaster “Verity”, which was loaded with steel sheets, and the larger freighter “Polesie”, which was 190 meters long, collided in the German Bight around 22 kilometers southwest of Heligoland. The “Verity” then sank quickly. Two sailors were rescued and one dead person was recovered. Authorities believe the four sailors still missing are also dead.
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