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Cargo Ship Drifts Uncontrollably in the North Sea Near Schiermonnikoog; 4 Injured

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A cargo ship named UHL Freedom has lost control in the North Sea, around 29 kilometers north of Schiermonnikoog. At least five people on board have been injured. The vessel has broken free from its anchor and is drifting uncontrollably, a spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) told NU.nl.The ship, sailing under the Portuguese flag, is drifting helplessly as the storm has generated waves more than 4.5 meters high. Th…

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The ship ran into trouble on Sunday afternoon during storm Boelo. The coast guard transported two crew members by helicopter to the hospital in Groningen.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A cargo ship sailing under the Portuguese flag has become adrift in the North Sea north of Schiermonnikoog. The emergency services' first priority is assisting the five injured on board, a coast guard spokesperson said. How the crew members were injured is not yet known.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A tanker has become adrift north of Schiermonnikoog. According to the spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Lifeboat Society (KNRM), the boat's anchor broke free and five people on board were injured. The spokesperson says that three KNRM lifeboats are en route from Eemshaven, Schiermonnikoog, and Ameland, along with a tug and helicopter from the Coast Guard. Two German lifeboats from Borkum and Hamburg have also been called in to assist.

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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SCHIERMONNIKOOG (ANP) - A tanker has become adrift in the sea north of Schiermonnikoog. A spokesperson for the KNRM says that the ship broke free from its anchor and that there are five injured people on board. The ship is bobbing amid waves more than four and a half meters high. Rescue stations from...

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A tanker became adrift north of Schiermonnikoog on Sunday. There are five injured people on board. Emergency services are present to provide assistance. This was reported by the KNRM.

·Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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destentor.nl broke the news on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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