German experts work to free ship grounded after storm
BERLIN (AP) — German rescue experts were working to free a cargo ship that ran aground on a North Sea sandbank during a weekend storm, while the country's railway pressed Monday to reopen several train lines.
High winds lashed Central Europe on Sunday as Storm Herwart passed through, knocking down trees, causing travel chaos and killing at least five people.
German rescuers were unable to prevent a 225-meter (738-foot) bulk carrier, the Glory Amsterdam, from drifting onto a sandbank off the North Sea island of Langeoog.
They had hoped to tow it free at high tide Monday evening, but the country's central command for maritime emergencies said the water around the ship was too shallow for big tug boats and the rescue plan "is being adapted.