How many people were on board the Verity? British cargo ship sinks after colliding with another vessel, one fatality reported so far

On October 24, Verity, a British cargo ship, reportedly collided with another vessel, killing one individual. According to The Mirror, the Verity bulk carrier had seven people on board and it collided with another vessel in the early morning hours on Tuesday and lost signal.

The Verity cargo ship was built in 2001, and it measured 91m (300ft). The collision took place when the British cargo ship was sailing towards Bremen, Germany from Immingham on the Humber coast. The publication also reported that one crew member died in the collision while four are currently missing. Two individuals were rescued alive and were rushed to a hospital, as per Sky News.

It is worth noting that the British cargo ship collided with Polesie, a Bahamas-flagged cargo vessel, which had 22 people on board. Officials also shed light on this collision and said that the water temperature at the time of the collision was 12C. This is reportedly a temperature at which a person can survive for about 20 hours, as per an official from the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service.

However, after 24 hours, the search mission for the missing individuals from the cargo ship was called off. The cause of the collision is not clear as of this writing.

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Verity was reportedly carrying steel and gallons of diesel

The British ship, Verity, which collided with another vessel, was carrying tons of steel and 1,300 cubic meters of diesel. Officials spoke about the collision and as per Marine Insight, they said:

"The ship eventually collided with the Polesie at about 0300 (local time), about 12 nm to the southwest of the Heligoland archipelago in Germany."

Officials also said that a cruise vessel, Iona, that the P&O Cruises operated was reportedly involved in the search mission.

There were also a number of ships and aircraft that took part in the search operation. However, officials did not manage to locate the missing crew members. The divers in the search team were also unable to find the missing individuals.

Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies noted that the area surrounding the location of the crash was searched overnight, but to no avail. The search was eventually called off after over 24 hours.

According to data from MarineTraffic, the two cargo ships came close to each other at 2:57 UTC (3:57 am BST) and again at 3:45 UTC (4.57 am BST). After this, the German Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre received an alert and launched the search and rescue mission.