Coastguard providing emergency response after collision between oil tanker and cargo vessel in North Sea – live

Coastguard rescue helicopter and fixed wing aircraft scrambled alongside lifeboats and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capabilityFull story: UK coastguard scrambled after ship collisionHere is a video clip which appears to show the aftermath of the collision between the Stena Immaculate and the Solong off the coast of East Yorkshire. Marine tracking appears to show that the Solong, en route to Rotterdam, struck the Stena Immaculate, which was at anchor. It is likely that between them the two vessels had about 40 members of crew.Television images from the BBC have shown at least one vessel ablaze with clouds of black smoke billowing into the air. Continue reading...

Coastguard providing emergency response after collision between oil tanker and cargo vessel in North Sea – live

Coastguard rescue helicopter and fixed wing aircraft scrambled alongside lifeboats and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability

Here is a video clip which appears to show the aftermath of the collision between the Stena Immaculate and the Solong off the coast of East Yorkshire. Marine tracking appears to show that the Solong, en route to Rotterdam, struck the Stena Immaculate, which was at anchor. It is likely that between them the two vessels had about 40 members of crew.

Television images from the BBC have shown at least one vessel ablaze with clouds of black smoke billowing into the air.

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