British cargo ship reportedly sinks with several missing in North Sea

British-flagged Verity and Bahamas-flagged Polesie collided early on Tuesday morning off the coast of Germany, authorities said

A British cargo ship has reportedly sunk off the coast of Germany and several people are believed missing after a collision in the North Sea.

Two vessels, the British-flagged Verity and the Bahamas-flagged Polesie, collided early on Tuesday morning about 13 miles south-west of the island of Helgoland, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said.