Overview

• Authorities said the NS Sea Dagger began taking on water Thursday evening west of Sylt near the DanTysk offshore wind farm and subsequently sank.
• The two-person crew was taken aboard a nearby vessel and remained uninjured, according to the maritime emergency command.
• Containers that went overboard are believed to contain fuel, and response teams are working to retrieve them on the water and from the air.
• The incident is being coordinated on site by a Gesamteinsatzleitung, which reported no indications of environmental damage so far.
• Seewarndienst Emden issued a navigation warning urging ships in the area to keep a careful lookout during the recovery operation.