Cargo ship caught ablaze off Dutch coast, 1 dead and more injured, coast guard says
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A cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles caught ablaze Tuesday night and is still burning Wednesday, with one crew member killed and several more injured, the Dutch coast guard said.
Rescue ships were sent to extinguish the fire with streams of water, but using too much water could cause the ship to sink, the Dutch coast guard said, per Reuters. A salvage vessel hooked on to the ship to keep it from drifting in the North Sea. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
"The fire is most definitely still not controlled. It's a very hard fire to extinguish, possibly because of the cargo the ship was transporting," said Edwin Versteeg, a spokesperson for the Dutch Department of Waterways and Public Works.