Overview
Major shipping region covering waters between the UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Extremely high traffic density — one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
Key ports
Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Felixstowe, Amsterdam, Immingham
Key waterways / chokepoints
English Channel approaches, Dover Strait (shared with English Channel), Øresund Strait
Accidents
Accidents linked to this region are grouped below.
Collision (7)
- 2020-11-08: Achieve (2020)
- 2019-05-30: Columbus (2019)
- 2012-12-05: Corvus J and Baltic Ace collision (2012)
- 2011-11-22: MOL EFFICIENCY and SPLITTNES collision (2011)
- 2011-06-26: FRANK W and LILLY collision (2011)
- 2010-12-23: CMA CGM Laperouse (2010)
- 1954-09-06: Fairplay 1 (1954)
Other (7)
- 2016-12-23: Sea Bronco (2016)
- 2016-12-21: Multratug 27 (2016)
- 2016-08-16: Multratug 4 (2016)
- 2016-01-27: Amber II (2016)
- 2015-11-15: Sea Golf (2015)
- 2015-07-27: Wilco-B (2015)
- 2011-12-19: RT Leader (2011)
Hydrodynamic Interaction (6)
- 2011-01-13: Smit Polen (2011)
- 2010-11-11: Fairplay 22 (2010)
- 2009-11-19: Fairplay 21 (2009)
- 2000-04-21: Tancred (2000)
- 2000-04-21: Holland / Tancred (2000)
- 1978-12-10: Hans (1978)
Near capsize (5)
- 2015-10-11: Vlug (2015)
- 2014-07-07: Breezand, Y8018 (2014)
- 2005-06-05: Multi Mammut (2005)
- 1996-01-01: Smit Japan (1996)
- Near capsize of Lady Moira at Tetney mono-buoy
Capsize unknown mechanism (4)
- 2017-04-30: Ikar (2017)
- 2012-02-22: Commando (2012)
- 2004-12-16: Julius (2004)
- 1967-03-19: Vikingbank (1967)
Capsize girding (3)
Sinking (3)
- 2018-07-20: Commando (2018)
- 1997-02-08: LEROS STRENGTH (1997)
- 1987-03-06: Herald of Free Enterprise (1987)