All 8 crew members of cargo ship presumed dead after vessel capsizes in Scotland
British rescue teams found no sign of the carrier Cemfjord or its crew members after the ship sank Saturday
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Sunday, January 4, 2015, 5:42 PM
Updated: Sunday, January 4, 2015, 5:52 PM
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BRITISH ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION / WICK LIFEBOAT / HO/EPABritish rescue crews found no sign of the carrier Cemfjord or its crew members after the ship sank in northern Scotland.
All eight crew members of a cargo ship are missing and presumed dead after the vessel overturned and sank Saturday in northern Scotland.
British rescue teams sent two helicopters and four lifeboats to find the carrier Cemfjord, which was carrying cement from Denmark to the west coast of England. After two days of searching, there was no sign of the ship, the Marine and Coastguard Agency said.
The families of all crew members were told that the search is called off because there was no sign of the eight men, the Guardian reports.
The ship was last seen Friday afternoon, moving through harsh weather.
BRITISH ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION / WICK LIFEBOAT / HO/EPAPassengers of another ship saw the vessel overturned on Saturday before it disappeared into the water.
About 24 hours later, passengers of another ship saw the Cemfjord overturned and sinking into the water.
The crew never sent a distress signal before it overturned and disappeared into the Pentland Firth.
The crew is comprised of seven Polish members and one Filipino.
