Accident in the North Sea

An accident has occurred in the North Sea about 50km from Rotterdam, in which the car carrier Baltic Ace and the container ship Carvus J collided with each other. Preliminary findings indicate that 5 people died, 13 were rescued and 6 are missing. There are 11 Poles among the victims of the disaster. Six of

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: December 6, 2012 - 21:09

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 04:30

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There are 11 Poles among the victims of the disaster. Six of them have already been rescued, but the fate of the remaining five Polish nationals remains unknown. The Coast Guard press office says that the chances of finding the other victims of the accident are close to zero.

The Baltic Ace, carrying 1,400 new cars, collided with the Cypriot-flagged Carvus J, and in less than 15min after the incident was under the surface of the water. Emergency services found some of the car carrier’s crew on life rafts. The search for the others was hampered by strong winds and raging 3m high waves.

The incident took place on a very busy sea route. The port of Rotterdam is one of the largest commercial ports in the world. Had the whole incident taken place in its vicinity, an even greater tragedy could have occurred.

Source: shipoftheday.blogspot.com

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.