Two cargo ships collided off Germany's North Sea coast

One person died and four others were missing after two cargo ships collided off Germany's North Sea coast. The cause of the collision is still unclear. According to German Authorities, one of the ship's crew of seven had been rescued while six others are missing.

Two sea rescue cruisers from the German Maritime Search and



Rescue Service, a German navy helicopter and a water police boat are engaged in search operations. 'The Verity' was traveling from the northern German city of Bremen to Immingham in the UK when it collided with the 'Polesie', which had departed from Hamburg on a journey to La Coruña in Spain.