A cargo ship named UHL Freedom has lost control in the North Sea, around 29 kilometers north of Schiermonnikoog. At least five people on board have been injured. The vessel has broken free from its anchor and is drifting uncontrollably, a spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) told NU.nl.The ship, sailing under the Portuguese flag, is drifting helplessly as the storm has generated waves more than 4.5 meters high. The wind force, in the meantime, has hit 9 on the Beaufort scale.