http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/06/us-dutch-ship-collision-rescue-idUSBRE8B514E20121206
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5 crew members are reported dead...and 6 more missing...after 2 ships collided in the North Sea.
Human error is said to be the probable cause of the tragedy...though the seas were very rough...with snow and force 6 winds.
The Japanese car carrier loaded with 1,400 autos...smashed into a container ship...65 kms/40 miles from Rotterdam off the Dutch coast.
The car carrier...the Baltic Ace (foto)...sank in just 15 minutes...while the container ship...the Corvus J...though damaged...was able to proceed to Belgium.
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