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Cargo ship feared lost after collision off Dutch coast | |
(34 minutes later) | |
Dutch coastguards are mounting a major rescue operation in the North Sea after a cargo ship is reported to have sunk after a collision. | |
The accident took place around 100km (60 miles) off the coast of Rotterdam in an important shipping lane. | |
A coastguard spokesman said helicopters were winching the 24 crew members of the Baltic Ace to safety. | |
Three lifeboats and two helicopters are assisting the rescue. | |
Dutch media are reporting that two naval frigates are also steaming towards the scene. | |
The Baltic Ace was sailing under a Bahamas flag. It was transporting cars from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Finland when it collided with the Cyprus-registered container ship, the Corvus J, sailing from Grangemouth in Scotland to the Belgian port of Antwerp. | |
There is no word on the condition of the Cyrus J. | |
The shipping lane where the accident happened is one of the busiest in the North Sea, close to the entrance to Rotterdam port, which is Europe's busiest. |