The 2 crewmembers and 12 passengers onboard were fatally injured. The passengers were citizens from Finland, Estonia and the US. The helicopter was destroyed by water impact. The wreckage was located in at a depth of 45 meters and at coordinates: North 59 degrees 32 minutes seconds and East 24 degrees 43 minutes seconds.
Weather in the area of the accident was covered by the north-east part of a low pressure front. The winds were degrees at 14 knots at the surface and at - feet the winds were at degrees at 25 - 30 knots. The lowest cloud base was at - feet.
Temperature was 14 degrees Celsius and the dew point was 13 degrees Celsius. A British citizen and a Croatian citizen have been detained as suspects in Sweden's preliminary probe into the collision, according to a Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office press release.
The Prosecutor's Office added that the preliminary investigation into "aggravated drunk driving," "gross negligence in maritime traffic," and "grossly causing another's death" is in an initial stage. One ship capsized during the collision and two people are still missing, authorities said. Ten boats and several helicopters had begun searching for the duo, but the at-sea component of the search and rescue operation has since been called off.
The Swedish Prosecution Service SPS launched an investigation and arrested a Croatian and British citizen on potential charges of causing the death of another person. Authorities in a statement said preliminary investigation was underway into several suspected crimes of gross negligence in maritime traffic, causing death through negligence, and marine intoxication. A spokesman for Scotline Marine Holdings Limited, which owns the Scot Carrier, told The Times that both the men may not have consumed a large amount of alcohol as the limit in Sweden was very low.
But we dont know that, so were not making any excuses at all, the person said. With events seeming to have unfolded fast, the Danish Defence's Joint Operations Centre JOC said there was no sign lifeboats or other emergency equipment were used by the Karin Hoj's two-person crew. The British ship's owner Scotline said it could not comment on details but was assisting local authorities.
The SMA said the Danish vessel was empty of cargo and it was unclear what if anything the British ship was carrying. The waters between Sweden and Denmark see large amounts of maritime traffic.
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