A major maritime disaster unfolded in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire on Monday when a container ship collided with a tanker transporting jet fuel.
According to vessel tracking website MarineTraffic:
This morning, the oil tanker STENA IMMACULATE and the container ship SOLONG were involved in a collision in the North Sea.
MarineTraffic data shows that the incident occurred at approximately 09:48 UTC.
The 183-metre-long oil tanker was anchored off Immingham when it was struck by the 140-metre-long container ship, which was en route to Rotterdam. Reports indicate that a fire broke out on STENA IMMACULATE, with rescue helicopters dispatched to the scene. Here’s a playback of the vessel’s movements before and after the incident.
Footage of the incident area posted on X shows the US-registered oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, and Portugal-registered Solong both on fire…
Listen to the coast guard warning.
*Developing…