High winds stall efforts to tow burning cargo ship off Dutch coast to safety

Smoke is seen from a freight ship in the North Sea, about 17 miles north of the Dutch island of Ameland (Kustwacht Nederland/Coast Guard Netherlands via AP)

High winds blowing across the North Sea are delaying efforts to tow a burning cargo ship loaded with thousands of new cars to safety off the Dutch coast.

The Fremantle Highway is unlikely to be moved on Sunday because of the south-westerly wind, according to the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.