2 ships collide off Dutch coast; evacuation underway
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Two ships collided off the Dutch coast in the storm-hit North Sea after one began taking on water, prompting an evacuation.
Two ships collided off the Dutch coast in the storm-hit North Sea after one began taking on water, prompting an evacuation, emergency services said.
A freighter called the Julietta D with 18 crew members on board collided with another boat about 20 miles (32 kilometres) west of the port of Ijmuiden, said Edward Zwitser, a spokesman for the Royal Dutch Lifeboat Company. The other boat was also damaged but was able to continue its voyage.
The Dutch coast guard said that the first search and rescue helicopter had arrived at the scene and begun removing crew from the ship. It gave no further details.
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