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Emergency in the Baltic: cargo ships collided at sea

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A serious emergency occurred off the coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea.

Two cargo ships collided there at night. One ship capsized. It is known that ships belonging to Denmark and Great Britain were in trouble.

The SVT television company reported this, noting that the incident occurred between Ystad and Bornholm.

Two people are missing. They still cannot be found – a large-scale search operation is being carried out.

Ten boats are searching for the missing, and helicopters are inspecting the disaster area from the air.

More precise data on the composition of the crews of the colliding ships has not yet been received.

However, a public relations specialist from the Swedish Maritime Administration said that people on lifeboats heard screams on the water.

Recently it became known that the search had stopped.

The Swedish Maritime Administration has decided to stop work at sea at the site of the accident, agency officials said.

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