Authorities in Germany are also alarmed because of the major fire on a cargo ship off the Dutch Wadden Sea island of Ameland. “We are monitoring the situation,” said a spokesman for the German emergency command in Cuxhaven on Wednesday morning. The CCME offered support to the Dutch authorities. Ships or emergency services, for example, are ready for this. A decision on a posting has not yet been made.
As the Dutch Coast Guard announced, a fire broke out on the cargo ship with around 3,000 cars. A person died. The remaining 22 crew members were rescued, some were injured. Rescue workers are on duty to extinguish the fire and prevent the ship from sinking. The ship the “Fremantle Highway” was en route from Bremerhaven to Port Said in Egypt.
In Germany, the CCME in Cuxhaven is responsible for maritime emergency preparedness and accident management on the North and Baltic Seas. It is a joint institution of the federal government and the five northern German federal states. In the event of accidents on the North Sea and Baltic Sea, it plans and organizes help, for example for injured people, in the event of contamination by pollutants and fires.
Coast Guard Information CCME website
