2 missing after reported collision off southern Sweden

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two freight ships connected collided disconnected confederate Sweden Monday, with astatine slightest 2 radical reported missing, Danish and Swedish authorities said. One of the vessels capsized.

Media reports said the British-registered Scot Carrier and the Danish vessel Karin Hoej had collided southbound of Ystad successful Sweden, adjacent to the Danish land of Bornholm.

Several ships and helicopters were sent to the scene, authorities successful Sweden and Denmark said.

The origin of the collision was not instantly known but determination was speculation it could person been owed to mediocre visibility caused by fog.