German emergency services battle oil spill after ship collision
BREMEN (dpa)Two ships have collided in the German North Sea port of Cuxhaven, spilling an estimated 6,000 liters of oil into the water, Germany's Maritime Emergency Command said.No injuries were reported among the crew members.Emergency personnel from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief and the fire department set up oil booms to contain the spill.The 69-meter-long tanker Capella collided on Wednesday morning with the 44-meter offshore supply vessel Coastal Legend. The offshore vessel was damaged in the incident, leading to the leak. It is still clear how the accident happened.
'We currently estimate that there is 6,000 liters of oil,' he said a speech for the Cuxhaven Central Command. "There has been more oil in the port before. But every drop of oil we have in the water is too much."
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