Fire Aboard Cargo Ship off Dutch Coast Is Still Raging
The vessel, which has about 3,000 vehicles on board, has been burning since Tuesday. One crew member died.
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Indian Embassy Condoles Death of Indian Seafarer In Netherlands, In Touch With Injured Crew
Amsterdam: The Indian embassy in the Netherlands has expressed its condolences over the death of an Indian seafarer after the ship ‘Fremantle Highway’ caught fire in the North Sea.“We are deeply saddened by the incident involving Ship ‘Fremantle Highway’ in the North Sea, resulting in the death of an Indian seafarer & injuries to the crew. The Embassy of India is in touch with the family of the
1 Dead and 22 Injured in Cargo Ship Fire Off the Netherlands
The ship was carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles near the Dutch island of Ameland in the North Sea when the fire was reported late Tuesday, officials said.
One killed as ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire off Dutch coast
Ship’s owner says electric car suspected as possible cause of blaze on vessel travelling from Germany to Egypt A blaze on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles off the Dutch coast has killed one person and injured several others, with coastguards…
Amsterdam to Bar Cruise Ships From Central Terminal
The Dutch capital will stop cruise ships from docking in the city center as part of a campaign to curb pollution and reduce the flow of tourists.
Amsterdam to close cruise ship terminal amid effort to restrict tourism
Move by city council follows action to limit public cannabis use and to discourage wild partying by young BritonsAmsterdam’s city council has decided to close a cruise ship terminal in its centre, in the latest attempt to limit mass tourism in the Dutc…
EU climate chief Frans Timmermans quits to run in Dutch elections
Departure of Green Deal’s ‘visionary mastermind’ was anticipated after collapse of the Netherlands’ coalitionFrans Timmermans, the mastermind of the EU’s environment policies, is to quit the European Commission to return to national politics in the Net…
Stranded in Tunisia, Migrants Wait for Death
Tunisia has pushed African migrants to scorching no-man’s lands along its borders with little food and water. Under a deal with the European Union, Tunisia agreed to tighten border controls in exchange for aid.
Inside the Controversy Over Amsterdam’s Plan to Move Sex Workers to a Suburban ‘Erotic Center’
TIME reports on the radical proposal to reshape the Red Light District and ferry sex workers to the suburbs.
Rheinmetall secures $2B contract for Caracal airmobile vehicles
The German and Dutch armed forces have contracted with Rheinmetall to supply up to 3,058 Caracal airmobile platforms. Worth up €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion), the multiyear framework contract includes up to 2,054 vehicles earmarked for Germany and 1,004 f…