19th-century wooden ship sank in Northern Germany

Eight people have been injured when a 19th-century wooden ship sank after colliding with a container vessel in northern Germany.

Fire service official Wilfried Sprekels said deaths were likely if rescue boats hadn’t already been in the area due to a nearby but unrelated accident.

The wooden ship had been recently restored at a cost of 1.5 million pounds and was only put back on water last month.