Overview
- Rescuers mounted a large multi-agency operation with DGzRS vessels, police boats, and a navy helicopter after the 29-year-old was reported missing near Cuxhaven.
- With water temperatures around 1°C, the DGzRS said chances of survival were considered very low during the hours-long search.
- The Malta-flag tanker was sailing from Antwerp to Gdansk and raised the alarm on the Unterelbe before continuing toward the Kiel Canal.
- The crew later located the man on board and transferred him to emergency medical care at the Kiel lock, after which he was taken to a clinic.
- The DGzRS described the case as unusual, and authorities have not explained where on the ship he was found or why the alarm was triggered.