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| Nordic storms sink Swedish ship | Nordic storms sink Swedish ship |
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| A Swedish cargo ship has capsized and sunk in the Baltic Sea, as storms continue to batter Scandinavia. | A Swedish cargo ship has capsized and sunk in the Baltic Sea, as storms continue to batter Scandinavia. |
| Helicopters lifted 13 crew members from the ship despite heavy winds, snow and 5m (16ft) waves, officials say. One crew member is still missing. | Helicopters lifted 13 crew members from the ship despite heavy winds, snow and 5m (16ft) waves, officials say. One crew member is still missing. |
| The 155m (500ft) vessel sank between the islands of Oland and Gotland. | The 155m (500ft) vessel sank between the islands of Oland and Gotland. |
| An oil platform carrying 75 people is still drifting off the coast of Norway. Land, sea and air transport was widely disrupted on Wednesday. | An oil platform carrying 75 people is still drifting off the coast of Norway. Land, sea and air transport was widely disrupted on Wednesday. |
| The roll-on, roll-off Finnbirch was on its way from Helsinki in Finland to Aarhus in Denmark when it capsized and sank, with a crew of 10 Filipinos and four Swedes on board. | The roll-on, roll-off Finnbirch was on its way from Helsinki in Finland to Aarhus in Denmark when it capsized and sank, with a crew of 10 Filipinos and four Swedes on board. |
| Ship owner, Lindholm Shipping, told the Associated Press news agency that the cause of the sinking was still unclear. | Ship owner, Lindholm Shipping, told the Associated Press news agency that the cause of the sinking was still unclear. |
| "We don't have enough information about what could have happened," he said. | "We don't have enough information about what could have happened," he said. |
| Widespread chaos | Widespread chaos |
| The crew members were flown to a hospital in Kalmar on the Swedish mainland, suffering from hypothermia. | The crew members were flown to a hospital in Kalmar on the Swedish mainland, suffering from hypothermia. |
| Earlier, officials reported the ship was on its side and the crew were sitting on the hull. | Earlier, officials reported the ship was on its side and the crew were sitting on the hull. |
| It was not clear if any of the 260 tons of oil aboard the ship had leaked out, Swedish news agency TT said. | It was not clear if any of the 260 tons of oil aboard the ship had leaked out, Swedish news agency TT said. |
| Northern Europe experienced heavy snowfalls, high winds and freezing temperatures on Wednesday. | Northern Europe experienced heavy snowfalls, high winds and freezing temperatures on Wednesday. |
| Land, air and sea transport services were disrupted across Scandinavia. | Land, air and sea transport services were disrupted across Scandinavia. |
| In southern and central Sweden, power cuts affected some 50,000 people. | In southern and central Sweden, power cuts affected some 50,000 people. |
| On Tuesday, an oil rig broke away from a tow ship in the North sea during stormy weather. | On Tuesday, an oil rig broke away from a tow ship in the North sea during stormy weather. |
| Norwegian rescue services had been planning to tie the rig to a tug boat, but were foiled by rough seas. | Norwegian rescue services had been planning to tie the rig to a tug boat, but were foiled by rough seas. |