The Danish Armed Forces released some photographs depicting the damages that the container ship ‘Delphis Gdansk’ and the general cargo ship ‘BBC Neptune’ sustained when they collided at the Great Belt Strait in Denmark.
Both ships were significantly damaged as a result form the incident, while one of them reportedly sustained fire. ‘Delphis Gdansk’ also lost some containers.
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The 1,924 TEU boxship ‘Delphis Gdansk’ was en route from Netherlands to Russia, while the Handysize bulk carrier ‘BBC Neptune’ was heading from Russia to Sweden, when the collision occurred.
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The two ships are away from the sailing route and the situation is under control. The three containers that flowed in the Great Belt have now been rescued, and attempts are being made to find the two containers that fell to the bottom.
The final cause of the collision will be known later.
