Dagbladet updates the case.
Expressen writes that the accident involving the cargo ships Karin Hoej and Scot Carrier, happened at 3.30 on Monday night. The two ships were then between Bornholm and Ystad.
– We do not know what has happened yet. One of the vessels has capsized and is lying upside down, says Jonas Franzen in the Swedish Maritime Administration to the newspaper
– We do not know how many people were in the boat that is about to sink. We suspect that at least two people are in the water. At 4.45 we received a report that screams have been heard in the water, he says.
There are not optimal weather conditions in the area, the rescue services state. It is not strong wind, but dark and the temperature in the water is about four degrees.
ACCIDENT SITE: According to MarineTraffic, this is where the accident must have taken place. Screenshot: Marinetraffic.com
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We know this about the ships
Scot Carrier is registered in the United Kingdom. The ship is 90 meters long, was built in 2018 and was on its way from Salacgrīva in Latvia to Montrose in Great Britain. It is not known what load the ship has.
Karin Hoej is registered in Denmark, 55 meters long and was built in 1977. It was on its way from Södertälje in Sweden to Nykøbing Falster in Denmark. It should not have a load.
Six rescue vessels and a helicopter from Denmark are participating in the rescue work, and helicopters from Kristianstad and Visby are also on their way.
Another British vessel that was nearby is also assisting in the rescue work, according to Aftonbladet.
Confirms
According to the Armed Forces’ operations center in Denmark, it is Karin Hoej who has capsized and who is about to sink.
– We can see from our radar surveillance that there has probably been a collision between two smaller cargo ships northwest of Bornholm, says duty officer Steffen Lunn to Ritzau.
– We are talking about a Danish and an English ship. And we get messages that it is the Danish ship that has capsized, he says.
– We do not know how many crew members are on board, but we expect that on the Danish ships there are at least two, says Lunn.
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