Probably went overboard

Ship sank in Hamburg: Boatswain missing

(Bild: APA/dpa/Armin Weigel (Archivbild))

After a ship accident near Hamburg's Köhlbrand Bridge, divers searched for a missing man on Wednesday evening. 

The search had been extended from the Köhlbrand to the main Elbe river, said a fire department spokesman on Wednesday evening. According to the information provided, a pushed convoy had collided with a mooring boat, which then sank.

According to initial findings, the missing person was a crew member. According to the police, the accident occurred shortly after 6 pm. The missing man could not be found until late in the evening.