Salvage Crews Begin Towing Burning Cargo Ship to New Location Off Dutch Coast as Smoke Eases

Salvage Crews Begin Towing Burning Cargo Ship to New Location Off Dutch Coast as Smoke Eases
Smoke is seen from a freight ship in the North Sea, about 27 kilometers (17 miles) north of the Dutch island of Ameland, on July 28, 2023. Kustwacht Nederland/Coast Guard Netherlands via AP
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Salvage crews started towing a burning cargo ship loaded with thousands of cars to a temporary anchorage location off the northern Dutch coast on Sunday after smoke pouring from the stricken vessel eased, authorities said.

On Saturday night, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management had said the Fremantle Highway was unlikely to be moved because of a southeasterly wind blowing smoke from the days-old fire over tugboats.