North Sea Ship Collision Kills Five as Car Carrier Sinks

Five crew members died and six are missing after a cargo vessel carrying 1,417 Mitsubishi Motors Corp. cars collided with a container ship in the North Sea late yesterday, the Dutch coast guard said.

The Baltic Ace sank shortly after colliding with container vessel Corvus J, the coast guard said on its website. Five bodies have been recovered and 13 crew members were saved. The search for the remaining six has stopped and won’t be resumed as there’s no hope for survivors, the coast guard said.