Two ships collide off Dutch coast; evacuation under way
The Hindu
The collision happened as a powerful storm lashed parts of the northern Europe.
Rescue helicopters began evacuating crew from a ship left drifting rudderless in a wind turbine park off the Dutch North Sea coast on January 31 after it collided with another ship and began taking on water, emergency services said.
The collision happened as a powerful storm lashed parts of the northern Europe. It came after Storm Malik killed at least four people over the weekend, destroying houses, unleashing flooding and leaving thousands of households without electricity.
A freighter called the Julietta D with 18 crew members on board collided with another boat about 20 miles (32km) west of the port of Ijmuiden, said Edward Zwitser, a spokesman for the Royal Dutch Lifeboat Company. The other boat also was damaged, but was able to continue its voyage.
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