Ten months after the collision of two cargo ships in the German Bight, another body has been recovered. This was announced by the Directorate General for Water and Shipping in Bonn. The sailor was found in the stern of the sunken freighter “Verity”, which was recovered on Friday.
The coastal motor vessel “Verity” collided with the freighter “Polesie” in the German Bight on October 24, 2023 – around 22 kilometers southwest of the North Sea island of Heligoland and 31 kilometers northeast of the East Frisian island of Langeoog. The 91-meter-long “Verity”, sailing under the flag of the Isle of Man, sank.
Three people still missing
Seven sailors were on board. Three of them are still missing. The captain was recovered dead. Two sailors were rescued from the water. The “Polesie” had 22 people on board and was still afloat after the accident, as the responsible accident command in Cuxhaven announced at the time.
On Friday, the stern, i.e. the rear part of the ship, was recovered from a depth of around 40 meters using a floating crane. The ship had previously been split into two parts. The front part is to be raised on Monday.
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