Two freight ships clashed in the North Sea off the northwestern coastline of Germany on Thursday, causing damages to both ships however until now no contamination.

Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies has actually occupied the action. The firm reports that the Turkish- flagged basic freight ship PAKSOY 1 hit the Dutch- flagged freight ship EEMS COBALT at roughly 9:30 p.m. neighborhood time around 25 kilometres northwest of Borkum, Germany onThursday

The root cause of the crash is still under examination, however an AIS computer animation of the ships’ track reveals the PAKSOY 1 made an unexpected U-turn straight right into the side of the EEMS COBALT after both ships had actually currently passed. Check it out:

Initially the ships were stuck with the bow of the PAKSOY 1 ingrained in the hull of the smaller sized EEMS COBALT. They were at some point divided Friday early morning and also both vessels relocated under their very own power to port (EEMS COBALT cruised for Eemshaven while PAKSOY 1 headed to Westerems where it currently at support). The EEMS COBALT has actually experienced a keep in its hull over the waterline and also PAKSOY 1 has damages to its bow.

According to AIS, the PAKSOY 1 cruising from The Netherlands toSt Petersburg, Russia, which increases a lot more inquiries regarding why it made the abrupt U-turn.

No injuries or contamination has actually been reported.