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.
Other (9)
- 2016-12-23: Sea Bronco (2016)
- 2016-12-21: Multratug 27 (2016)
- 2016-08-16: Multratug 4 (2016)
- 2016-01-14: Smit Elbe (2016)
- 2015-11-15: Sea Golf (2015)
- 2015-10-11: Vlug (2015)
- 2015-07-27: Wilco-B (2015)
- 2011-12-19: RT Leader (2011)
- 2004-12-16: Julius (2004)
Capsize girding (8)
- 2014-07-07: Breezand, Y8018 (2014)
- 2011-06-03: En Avant 5 (2011)
- 2007-04-12: Bourbon Dolphin (2007)
- 2005-06-05: Multi Mammut (2005)
- 1996-11-11: Bever (1996)
- 1996-01-01: Smit Japan (1996)
- 1992-06-06: Lady Moira (1992)
- 1982-03-28: Temi IV (1982)
Collision (7)
- 2020-11-08: Achieve (2020)
- 2019-06-24: Columbus (2019)
- 2019-03-25: CMA CGM Laperouse (2019)
- 2015-05-24: Eddy I (2015)
- 2012-12-05: Corvus J (2012)
- 2011-11-22: MOL EFFICIENCY (2011)
- 2011-06-26: FRANK W (2011)
Hydrodynamic Interaction (7)
- 2011-01-13: Smit Polen (2011)
- 2010-11-11: Fairplay 22 (2010)
- 2009-11-19: Fairplay 21 (2009)
- 2003-08-01: Burcht (2003)
- 2000-04-21: Holland (2000)
- 1978-12-10: Hans (1978)
- 1954-09-06: Fairplay 1 (1954)
Sinking (6)
- 2018-07-20: Commando (2018)
- 2017-01-13: Zeetijger (2017)
- 2000-04-21: Tancred (2000)
- 1997-02-08: LEROS STRENGTH (1997)
- 1987-03-06: Herald of Free Enterprise (1987)
- 1971-09-26: Temi IV (1971)
Capsize unknown mechanism (4)
- 2018-03-12: Waterpoort (2018)
- 2017-04-29: Ikar (2017)
- 2012-02-22: Commando (2012)
- 1986-07-11: Antwerpen (1986)