Cargo Ships Collide in English Channel
From Times Wire Reports
A cargo ship carrying nearly 2,900 luxury cars capsized and sank after colliding with another cargo ship in the English Channel. There were no injuries.
In heavy fog, the Norwegian-registered Tricolor collided with the Bahamas-registered container ship Kariba about 30 miles east of Ramsgate, southeastern England, said Britain’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The Tricolor was carrying 2,862 cars -- high-end BMWs, Volvos and Saabs -- all believed lost.
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