in the German Bight the Bahamas flagged bulk carrier 'Polesie', 24055 gt (IMO: 9488097), en route from Hamburg to A Coruña with 22 people on board, was in collision with the British flagged bulk carrier 'Verity', 2501 gt (IMO: 9229178), en route from Bremen to Immingham, on Oct 24 at 5 a.m., approximately 12 nautical miles southwest of the island of Heligoland and 17 nautical miles northeast of the island of Langeoog. The “Verity” sank as a result of the collision, an SAR operation for the crew was underway.
German report:
https://www.havariekommando.de/DE/startseite/startseite-node.html
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