Ferries collide, one sinks off east coast of England

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Collier

December 21, 1982

Harwich, England

A ferry sank off eastern England Sunday night after a collision with another ferry in stormy seas. Sixty-four of the ferry's passengers were rescued. Five people were killed, and a sixth was reported missing.