Cargo Ships Collide in Strait of Gibraltar
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CEUTA, Spain — A Norwegian freighter carrying cars and fuel sank two hours after colliding Sunday with a Liberian ship in the fog-covered Strait of Gibraltar.
The Norwegian vessel Lane and the Liberian-flagged container ship Auto Coach collided nearly five miles off Ceuta.
A spokesman for the Ceuta civil governor’s office said the Lane’s engine room caught fire before the vessel sank and the 21-member crew abandoned ship. An officer reportedly fell overboard, and a search-and-rescue effort was under way.
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