Crew leap from cargo ship during stormy evacuation | Editor’s picks

The crew of a Dutch cargo ship was evacuated in stormy climate off the coast of Norway late on Monday, leaving the deserted vessel adrift and at risk of sinking, native officers mentioned on Tuesday.

Footage launched by the Norwegian Rescue Coordination Centre confirmed a number of the 12 crew members leaping into the ocean from the badly itemizing Eemslift Hendrika earlier than being rescued by helicopter. Others had been hoisted immediately from the deck.

All had been dropped at security, however the vessel – at present some 130 km (80 miles) off the fee within the North Sea– is prone to sinking, a Norwegian official mentioned.