One killed and several injured as cargo ship catches fire off Dutch coast

Coastguard official says fire on ship travelling from Germany to Egypt possibly caused by electric vehicle

A blaze on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles off the Dutch coast has killed one person and injured several others, with costguards warning that the fire could last for several days.

The fire began on Tuesday night on the 199-metre Panama-registered Fremantle Highway, which was en route from Germany to Egypt. Several crew members were forced to jump overboard.