 On the Kiel Canal a gust of wind drove the 1,000 ton freighter "Elbe" to collide with the 1,400 ton freighter "Gabbro" which was left grounded.After radioing for help on the afternoon of Saturday, 3 January, some 30 miles north of the Dutch island of Terschelling, radio reports indicated all searches had been in vain, and the 500-ton MV "Carnoustie" had capsized after its cargo of grain shifted during storms in the North Sea.The ship was carrying its load from Brunsbüttel, Germany to Leith, Scotland, and all 8 crew were lost.