Briton Ordered Held by Sweden Court in Deadly Ship Collision

Briton Ordered Held by Sweden Court in Deadly Ship Collision
Personnel from the Swedish Coast Guard investigate the damaged ship Scot Carrier in the port of Ystad, Sweden, on Dec. 14, 2021. Johan Nilsson/TT via AP
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—A British national has been ordered to be held in pretrial custody suspected of being drunk on the British freighter that collided with a Danish freighter off southern Sweden earlier this week, leaving one person dead and one missing.

The man was a crew member on the Scot Carrier that collided Monday with Danish-flagged Karin Hoej, causing the latter to capsize. One person was later found dead inside the hull and another is missing. The pre-dawn collision happened in foggy weather.