Six seamen still missing after Baltic Ace collided with Corvus J in North Sea
Corvus J | Photo Credit: KNRM Breskens
Rescuers say there is little to no chance of finding six seamen, including three Poles, still missing after the Baltic Ace container ship sunk off the Dutch coast, Wednesday evening.
“The water temperature was then seven to eight degrees. How long can someone withstand such conditions and survive? From half an hour to an hour,” Peter Boyen, one of the rescuers from the Dutch Coast Guard, told Polish Radio.
Panagiootis Kakoliris, operations manager at Stamco Ship Management, which managed the Baltic Ace, told the Reuters that the ship was only five years old, and weather conditions at the time of the collision were “normal” and that “human error” was probably to blame.
Dutch coastguards have called off a search and rescue operation after the sinking of the Baltic Ace cargo ship in the North Sea.
A fifth body was found on Thursday and 13 people were rescued on Wednesday, but six more of the ship’s 24-man crew remain missing following the collision with a container ship.
The Balctic Ace, a car carrier flying under a Bahamas flag, sank aftercoming into contact withthe Corvus J, a container shipfrom Cyprus.
Video by Vessel Finder showing BALTIC ACE and CORVUS J collision
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Learn more information about the accident :
Reuters – Fatal North Sea collision said to be human error
BBC – Baltic Ace shipwreck: Dutch coastguards call off search
Huffington Post – Baltic Ace, Cargo Ship, Sinks In North Sea After Colliding With Another Vessel
