Two people are missing after two cargo ships collided in foggy conditions in the Baltic Sea between the Danish island of Bornholm and the southern Swedish city of Ystad.
The 55-metre Karin Hoej, registered in Denmark, had capsized and was upside down, the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) said. It had two people onboard, the Danish Defence’s Joint Operations Centre (JOC) said.
The other ship, the 90-metre, British-registered Scot Carrier, was functional and its crew were safe.
A rescue operation near the site, which was strewn with wreckage, was continuing more than five hours after the incident. Swedish divers were standing by on land to investigate the hull, the SMA said.
Water temperature is around 4-6C in the area, according to the
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