All fifteen people aboard the crew transfer vessel World Bora have been injured after it collided with a freighter while traveling towards Iberdrola's 350MW Wikinger wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.
Six of the 15 people have sustained heavy injuries.
"None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening," the spokesman said.
We at Iberdrola are following their conditions closely.
The World Bora collided with the freighter Raba at about 7.40am local time about 2.5 nautical miles off the coast of Rugen, but did not sink and was able to return to the port of Sassnitz nearby. Nobody aboard the Raba was injured.
Lifeboat crew from the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service performed medical treatment on the injured people until doctors arrived.
The injured were transported to hospital via either ambulance or helicopter.
Of the 15 people on board, nine were employees of Siemens Gamesa, two were employees of Iberdrola and the remaining four were crew.
"Iberdrola wishes to thank the rescue services for their diligence and professionalism," the company said.
Officials in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have started the investigation into the cause of the accident.
Source:renews
