Crew members saved after two ships collide off Netherlands coast during storm

By Misty Severi

Published January 31, 2022 5:18pm ET

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Crew members saved after two ships collide off Netherlands coast during storm — FILE- In this Tuesday Jan. 30, 2007, file photo, a worker is seen on a pontoon near the former Corus, and current Tata steel factory, background, in IJmuiden, Netherlands. The future of steel production at the sprawling Tata plant west of Amsterdam was called into question Thursday Sept. 2, 2021, after an investigation found elevated levels of lead and other deposits in dust falling in nearby residential areas. | (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

All 18 crew members have been safely evacuated following a collision between two ships in the Netherlands Monday during Storm Corrie, the Dutch coast guard said.

Freighter Julietta D collided with oil tanker Pechora Star approximately 20 miles west of the Dutch port city of IJmuiden. The crash led to heavy damage to the freighter, caused by the anchor of Julietta D breaking loose, the coast guard told the Associated Press.

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