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Baltic Sea: Danish & Swedish Authorities Said Cargoship Rescue Operation Under Way for at Least Two Crew

13th December 2021
Baltic Sea: Two missing as cargo ships collide. One of the vessels, Scot Carrier is safe including its crew. Afloat adds, the Scot Carrier (built 2018) trades to Irish Ports with the importation of Swedish timber products and those from Germany. Baltic Sea: Two missing as cargo ships collide. One of the vessels, Scot Carrier is safe including its crew. Afloat adds, the Scot Carrier (built 2018) trades to Irish Ports with the importation of Swedish timber products and those from Germany. Credit: RTE News twitter

In the Baltic Sea two cargo ships have collided in an area between the Danish island of Bornholm and the southern Swedish city of Ystad.

As RTE News reports, the Danish and Swedish authorities said a rescue operation was under way for at least two people.

The ship Karin Hoej, registered in Denmark, had capsized and was upside down, the Swedish Maritime Administration said.

It had two people on board and they were missing, the Danish Defence's Joint Operations Centre (JOC) said.

The other ship, the British-registered Scot Carrier, was functional and its crew was safe.

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Afloat adds to track the current position of the Scot Carrier,click here

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Jehan Ashmore

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals. 

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