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Russian Captain of Container Ship Solong Charged With Manslaughter
Ships on Fire off Humber River UK Containership Solong Struck US Flagged Tanker Stena Immaculate
Coastguard Scrambled as Oil Tanker and Cargo Vessel Collide in North Sea
US tanker Stena Immaculate and container vessel Solong reportedly caught fire with crews forced to abandon ship near Hull
AP 10 MAR 2025
Both ships are now believed to be on fire.. Thick plumes of black smoke are seen billowing into the air
An oil tanker has burst into flames after it was hit by a cargo vessel off the coast of the UK.
The US-flagged MC Stena Immaculate oil tanker which was reportedly carrying a full load of jet fuel - was anchored in the Humber Estuary in Hull when the Portugal-flagged Solong cargo vessel ploughed into it. The crew abandoned both ship at the time of the crash, which happened just before 10am this morning.
Coastguard rescue helicopters have been deployed from their base in Humberside. Lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes have also been sent. A fixed-wing aircraft, and other firefighting vessels, are also being deployed, the BBC reports.
Images from the scene show a huge cloud of black, acrid smoke covering the horizon line, where the two ships are stranded, as the deadly blaze continues to rage.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution confirmed that both ships were on fire, and that people abandoned the ship after the collision.
Describing it as an ongoing incident, the UK Coastguard said in a statement: HM Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the emergency response to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off the coast of East Yorkshire.
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