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Prosecutor demands British national taken into custody after collision

A prosecutor suspects involuntary manslaughter, gross negligence and sailing under the influence of alcohol in connection with a fatal accident near Danish island Bornholm.
The Swedish coast guard next to vessel Karin Høj, which is starting to sink and leak oil. The capsized Danish ship has been towed toward shore and now lies off the beach at Tobisvik north of Simrishamn. | Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT/Ritzau Scanpix
The Swedish coast guard next to vessel Karin Høj, which is starting to sink and leak oil. The capsized Danish ship has been towed toward shore and now lies off the beach at Tobisvik north of Simrishamn. | Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT/Ritzau Scanpix
by ritzau

At the Malmö District Court in Sweden, a prosecutor demands that a British national be taken into custody in the case of a collision between a Danish and a British freighter, reports Swedish news agency TT.

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