A collision between a vintage sailing ship and a container vessel in Germany injured five and sunk the wooden ship which had just been restored at a cost of £1.3million one week before. The 43 passengers and crew aboard the 'No 5 Elbe' were rescued after it was crashed into by the Cyprus-flagged container ship Astrosprinter on the Elbe River at Stade near Hamburg at around 12.30pm Saturday. The 121 ft long pilot schooner, built in 1883, was Hamburg's oldest and last remaining seagoing ship from the era of wooden ships and could be rented for harbour excursions. Cyprus-flagged 460 ft long container ship Astrosprinter was believed to have been making its way downstream from Hamburg, to the North sea. The historical sailing ship, which had just been extensively renovated over eight months, collided with a container ship on the Elbe and sank

Source: Daily Mail June 09, 2019 11:41 UTC