19NOV2018 - NEWS - Turkish flagged general cargo ship collided with the Dutch EEMS Cobalt on 15 November

Turkish flagged general cargo ship Paksoy 1 collided with the Dutch EEMS Cobalt in the evening hours of November 15, about 25 kilometers northwest of Borkum, Germany. The German maritime authorities said that all 21 crew members on board the two ships were safe and that no injuries were reported. Based on the images released by Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies , the bulbous bow of Paksoy 1 rammed into the starboard side of EEMS Cobalt’s hull, which was punctured above the waterline. The ships spent the night locked together before being separated by tugs early this morning.

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