Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world
Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email
Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email
An oil tanker is reportedly on fire in the North Sea after colliding with a cargo vessel.
Lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter were called to the collision in the Humber Estuary on Monday morning, believed to involve a US-flagged tanker called the MV Stena Immaculate.
The container ship which collided in Stena is named MV Solong.
The American tanker was at anchor, according to ship tracking tool Vesselfinder.
The coastguard and lifeboat crews have also been deployed.
A HM Coastguard spokesperson said: “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.
“The alarm was raised at 9.48am.
“A Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability.
“The incident remains ongoing.”
Mapped | Where did the ships collide?
Jabed Ahmed10 March 2025 12:42
Pictured | MV Solong container ship
Jabed Ahmed10 March 2025 12:41
Video | Marine traffic shows moment oil tanker collides with cargo vessel in North Sea off East Yorkshire coast
Jabed Ahmed10 March 2025 12:38
Pictured: MV Stena Immaculate
Jabed Ahmed10 March 2025 12:32
Ships involved in collision named
Oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate on fire after being struck by container ship MV Solong.
The picture below shows Solong on course to hit Stena Immaculate around two hours ago.
Jabed Ahmed10 March 2025 12:27
Oil tanker on fire – reports
The BBC have reported the oil tanker involved in the collision is on fire, according to sources with knowledge of the incident.
Nearby vessels with firefighting capbilities have been deployed, the coastguard said.
Jabed Ahmed10 March 2025 12:19
Tanker and cargo vessel collide
A tanker and a cargo vessel have collided in the North Sea, the Coastguard said.
An HM Coastguard spokesperson said: “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.
“The alarm was raised at 9.48am.
“A Coastguard rescue helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability.
“The incident remains ongoing.”
Jabed Ahmed10 March 2025 12:15
