Coverage dated October 23, 2023

One dead, four missing after two cargo ships collide in North Sea

Headline from Digital Journal

One person has died and four are missing from the crew of a cargo ship that sank after colliding with another vessel in the North Sea, German authorities

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Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    At least 1 sailor dead, 4 missing after cargo ships crash off German coast (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A collision between two cargo ships in the North Sea off Germany's coast has reportedly left at least one sailor dead and four others missing.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    North Sea collision: One dead as cargo ship reportedly sinks – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The incident occurred near the small northern German island of Helgoland. The search for the missing sailors is on.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: North Sea ship collision leaves 1 dead, 4 missing – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Officials said two cargo ships collided in rough weather near the small German North Sea island of Helgoland. The search for four missing sailors is ongoing.

  4. Digital Journal

    One dead, four missing after two cargo ships collide in North Sea (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    One person has died and four are missing from the crew of a cargo ship that sank after colliding with another vessel in the North Sea, German authorities

  5. Deutsche Welle

    North Sea collision: Several missing after cargo ships crash – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The incident occurred near the small northern German island of Heligoland. The search for the missing sailors is on.

  6. UPI

    1 dead, 4 missing after North Sea cargo ship collision (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    One man was killed and four people are missing after a British cargo vessel went down in the North Sea on Tuesday in a collision with a much larger freight ship in the German Bight.

  7. The Guardian

    One dead and four missing after British cargo ship sinks in North Sea (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    British-flagged Verity and Bahamas-flagged Polesie collided early on Tuesday morning off the coast of Germany, authorities said

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    2 cargo ships have collided off the coast of Germany. At least 1 sailor is dead and 4 are missing (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Germany on Tuesday and one of them sank, German authorities said. At least one sailor died and rescuers were trying to find another four.

  9. Triblive

    2 cargo ships collide off German coast; at least 1 sailor dead, 4 missing (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    BERLIN — Two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Germany on Tuesday and one of them sank, German authorities said. At least one sailor died and rescuers were trying to find another four. The vessels collided shortly before 5 a.m. about 14 miles southwest of

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