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Collision between container ship Delphis Gdansk and cargo ship BBC Neptune in the Great Belt Strait, Denmark (Video)

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Container ship Delphis Gdansk collided with cargo ship BBC Neptune in the Great Belt Strait, Denmark on Tuesday morning March 27th, 2018Small fire has been reported on one of the vessels, according to the Danish Coast Guard. Several ships and a helicopter have been dispatched to the incident site.



According to Danish Coast Guard social media, there are no injured people and signs of an oil spill.
BBC Neptune sustained damage in the forward part of the ship. The extent of the damage onboard the container ship is not known yet.
As a result of the collision, several Hapag-Lloyd containers felt from the container ship.
Watch VesselFinder video representation of the collision between Delphis Gdansk and BBC Neptune:
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https://www.vesselfinder.com/news/11906-Collision-between-container-ship-Delphis-Gdansk-and-cargo-ship-BBC-Neptune-in-the-Great-Belt-Strait-Denmark-Video

March 27, 2018 at 07:39 by Mikhail Voytenko in Accidents 
Container ship DELPHIS GDANSK collided with general cargo ship BBC NEPTUNE shortly after 0400 UTC Mar 27 in Great Belt west of Kalundborg, Denmark, while proceeding in opposite directions. Both ship were damaged, one suffered fire. Container ship DELPHIS GDANSK lost some containers. As of 0700 UTC both ships were laying dead in the water near collision site, surrounded by tugs and SAR boats. On a photo BBC NEPTUNE , which is en route from Russia to Sweden. DELPHIS GDANSK is en route from Netherlands to Russia. 
More photos published by Ministry of Defense, Denmark.  
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