German authorities say there's no hope for 4 missing sailors after North Sea ship collision
German authorities have broken off their search for four crew members missing since a British-flagged cargo ship sank following a collision with a larger vessel in the North Sea BERLIN -- German authorities on Wednesday broke off their search for four crew members missing since their British-flagged cargo ship sank a day earlier following a collision with a larger vessel in the North Sea. A senior official said there was no longer any hope for them. The Verity, which had seven people on board and was en route from Bremen, Germany, to the English port of Immingham, sank shortly after the collision a little before 5 a.m. Tuesday. Two sailors were rescued and the body of another was recovered. Rescue ships and aircraft participating in the search were unable to locate the four missing crew members on Tuesday, and divers sent down to the wreck of the Verity to check for any signs of life did not find anything. Officials said that the water temperature at the time of the collision was ab...