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London - An overturned cargo ship sank on Sunday
off the coast of Scotland as the search continued for
the missing eight-member crew.
Seven Poles and one Filipino were on board the
Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying
cement, which capsized around 24km from Wick on
the northeast tip of Scotland.
Two helicopters, four lifeboats and five coastguard
rescue teams are involved in the search for
survivors.
The prow of the Cemfjord had been sticking upright
out of the water but the ship has now sunk
completely.
"The vessel is no longer visible," said a
spokesperson for the Maritime and Coastguard
Agency.
"The coastguard rescue teams are still searching
and the helicopters are still up. So the search is still
going on," but there had been no sign of the crew.
The ship's last-known position was at 13:15 GMT on
Friday. A passing ferry spotted the upturned hull at
around 14:30 GMT on Saturday.
"The captain gave an announcement to say they had
contacted the coastguard, that we were actually the
first to come across this, and they had asked us to
start conducting a search for any debris or any
lifeboats," passenger Caitlin Ditchfield told the BBC.
"Everyone was trying to help with the search, looking
out the windows to see what they could see."
Brise of Hamburg, managers of the cement carrier,
confirmed in a statement that the crew of eight were
missing "following a severe accident".
"No distress call was received from the vessel. Bad
weather prevailed in the area at the time.
"The crew consists of seven Polish seafarers and
one Filipino mariner. The company is in the process
of informing the families."
Built in 1984, the 83m vessel successfully completed
her classification renewal inspections in December,
Brise said.
It was carrying a cargo of 2 000 tons of cement from
Aalborg in Denmark to Runcorn near Liverpool on
the northwest English coast.
off the coast of Scotland as the search continued for
the missing eight-member crew.
Seven Poles and one Filipino were on board the
Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying
cement, which capsized around 24km from Wick on
the northeast tip of Scotland.
Two helicopters, four lifeboats and five coastguard
rescue teams are involved in the search for
survivors.
The prow of the Cemfjord had been sticking upright
out of the water but the ship has now sunk
completely.
"The vessel is no longer visible," said a
spokesperson for the Maritime and Coastguard
Agency.
"The coastguard rescue teams are still searching
and the helicopters are still up. So the search is still
going on," but there had been no sign of the crew.
The ship's last-known position was at 13:15 GMT on
Friday. A passing ferry spotted the upturned hull at
around 14:30 GMT on Saturday.
"The captain gave an announcement to say they had
contacted the coastguard, that we were actually the
first to come across this, and they had asked us to
start conducting a search for any debris or any
lifeboats," passenger Caitlin Ditchfield told the BBC.
"Everyone was trying to help with the search, looking
out the windows to see what they could see."
Brise of Hamburg, managers of the cement carrier,
confirmed in a statement that the crew of eight were
missing "following a severe accident".
"No distress call was received from the vessel. Bad
weather prevailed in the area at the time.
"The crew consists of seven Polish seafarers and
one Filipino mariner. The company is in the process
of informing the families."
Built in 1984, the 83m vessel successfully completed
her classification renewal inspections in December,
Brise said.
It was carrying a cargo of 2 000 tons of cement from
Aalborg in Denmark to Runcorn near Liverpool on
the northwest English coast.
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