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The 'Sun Ray', en route from Dubai to St. Petersburg, Russia, with an ETA as of Jan 15, 2025, has lost cargo probably on Jan 6, in the deep-water route, 82 kilometers west of Texel. During a patrol flight by a Dutch Coastguard aircraft, the aerial observers saw damage to the ship, the Coast Guard announced on Jan 16, 2025. The Coast Guard worked closely with Rijkswaterstaa, and n order to locate the cargo, they calculated a search area. The Rijkswaterstaat research vessel 'Zirfaea' and the naval vessel Zr.Ms. 'Schiedam', which both an scan the seabed with special equipment, searched this area. A total of 14 objects were found, including gears and a cog radar. The Coast Guard informed shipping about the objects on the seabed via navigation messages. In addition, a virtual buoy has been placed to mark the location of the objects. Rijkswaterstaat is investigating whether the objects can be salvaged. During the operation, close cooperation took place with Rijkswaterstaat, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Royal Netherlands Navy, customs and the police. The Maritime Police Team (TMP) was conducting further investigations. Report with photo: https://www.regionoordkop.nl/16/01/2025/vrachtschip-verloor-lading-op-de-noordzee/