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Saudi Gazette
11-03-2025
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- Saudi Gazette
Dozens brought ashore after oil tanker and cargo ship collide in North Sea
LONDON — An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the North Sea off the UK coast on Monday, triggering a major rescue mission. UK authorities launched lifeboats and firefighting vessels to the scene some 10 nautical miles out from the city of Hull after an alarm was sounded at around 11 am CET, authorities said. "A coastguard rescue helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats ... an HM Coastguard fixed-wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with firefighting capability," a coastguard spokesperson said on Monday. At least 32 casualties have been brought ashore, according to Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the Port of Grimsby East. Their condition is not immediately clear. Initial reports showed fire and thick black smoke pouring from both ships. Boyers said that there had been a "massive fireball" when the vessels collided. The incident involved a US-registered oil tanker, Stena Immaculate, and a Portuguese container ship called the Solong, registered in Madeira, according to ship tracking website Vessel Tracker. The tanker was listed as sailing from the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi, while the cargo vessel was on course from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The Stena Immaculate is the larger of two ships, listed as being 183 metres long and 32 metres wide. The Solong is 140.6 metres long and 21.8 metres wide, according to ship tracking site Marine Traffic. The site data shows Solong was drifting at 0.3 knots according to its last tracked position. The UK Coastguard says it was assessing a "likely" counter-pollution response, although it isn't known what the oil tanker was carrying at the time of the incident. UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "concerned" to hear of the collision between the two vessels. She thanked "all emergency service workers involved in their continued efforts in responding to the incident." The Met Office said visibility was poor in its morning forecast for Yorkshire and Humber. 'Areas of fog and low cloud lifting as winds increase through the morning, with some warm, if rather hazy sunny spells expected in places for a time,' the weather agency said. — Euronews
Fox News
10-03-2025
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- Fox News
US-flagged tanker collides with container ship near UK
A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel off the coast of eastern England Monday, setting both vessels on fire and triggering a major rescue operation, emergency services said. At least 32 people were brought ashore, but their condition was not immediately clear. The operator of the tanker said all of its crew members were safe. The U.S.-flagged chemical and oil products tanker MV Stena Immaculate was at anchor near the port of Grimsby Monday morning after sailing from Greece, according to ship-tracking site VesselFinder. The cargo vessel, Portugal-flagged container ship Solong, was sailing from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. U.S.-based Crowley Ship Management, which operates the Stena Immaculate, said the tanker "sustained a ruptured cargo tank containing Jet-A1 fuel," when the container ship struck it, triggering a fire and "multiple explosions onboard," with fuel released into the sea. It said all the mariners on the tanker were safe and accounted for. Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the Port of Grimsby East, said 13 casualties were brought in on a Windcat 33 high-speed vessel, followed by another 19 on a harbor pilot boat. Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane. The site of the collision is off the coast of Hull, about 155 miles north of London. Coast guards said the alarm was raised at 9:48 a.m. (0948 GMT). Humber Coast Guard made a radio broadcast asking vessels with firefighting equipment and those who could help with search and rescue to head to the scene. The RNLI lifeboat agency said "there were reports that a number of people had abandoned the vessels following a collision and there were fires on both ships." It said three lifeboats were working on search and rescue at the scene alongside the coast guard. Video footage aired by the BBC and apparently filmed from a nearby vessel showed thick black smoke pouring from both ships. Boyers, the port chief, said he had been told there was "a massive fireball." "It's too far out for us to see – about 10 miles – but we have seen the vessels bringing them in," he said. "They must have sent a mayday out. Luckily there was a crew transfer vessel out there already. Since then, there has been a flotilla of ambulances to pick up anyone they can find." U.K. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was being kept up to date on the developing situation. "I want to thank all emergency service workers involved for their continued efforts in responding to the incident," she said.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cargo vessel collides with oil tanker off UK coast, causing huge fire
A cargo ship has collided with an oil tanker off the northeastern coast of England, causing a huge fire and prompting an emergency response from the British coastguard. The coastguard said it has sent a helicopter and lifeboats from nearby towns, as well as 'vessels with fire-fighting capability,' to respond to the incident in the North Sea. Videos of the incident show black plumes of smoke surrounding at least one vessel engulfed by flames. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) said it had sent four lifeboat crews to respond to the incident and that it was aware of 'reports that a number of people had abandoned the vessels following a collision and there were fires on both ships.' At least 32 people have been brought ashore, according to Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the nearby Port of Grimsby East. Ambulances were waiting at the dock to take them to hospital, Boyers told CNN. The incident involves a US-flagged tanker called the Stena Immaculate, and a container ship called the Solong - which is sailing under the flag of Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal - according to the ship tracking tool VesselFinder. A spokesperson for Stena Bulk, a Swedish company that owns the Stela Immaculate, told CNN that all of the tanker's crew members have been accounted for and brought to safety, but could not confirm how many were on board at the time of the collision. The Solong left the Scottish port of Grangemouth on Sunday evening and was headed for Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when it careered into the Stena Immaculate, which was at anchor off the coast near the city of Hull, according to VesselFinder. It was not immediately clear how or why the collision occurred. 'It seems a mystery, really, because all the vessels now have very highly sophisticated technical equipment to plot courses and to look at any obstacles or anything they've got to avoid,' Boyers said. 'It's difficult to actually suggest what went on, other than the fact it should never have happened,' he added. The Stena Immaculate, which is managed by the United States logistics firm Crowley, is part of a fleet of 10 tankers involved in a US government program to supply its military with fuel. The Department of Defense's 'Tanker Security Program,' according to Crowley, 'ensures a commercial fleet can readily transport liquid fuel supplies in times of need.' The Stena Bulk spokesperson told CNN the tanker was transporting jet fuel. It had anchored off the English coast after leaving the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi last month, according to VesselFinder. A flurry of high-speed ships and a tugboat were seen moving towards the site of the collision at the time of the coastguard's rescue operation, real-time data from VesselFinder showed. The alarm was raised at 9:48 a.m. local time (5.48 a.m. ET) and the incident 'remains ongoing,' the coastguard said. The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations group responsible for regulating maritime transport, told CNN it is aware of the incident. 'The current focus is on the firefighting and search and rescue operation. In due course a full marine casualty investigation report should be submitted to the International Maritime Organization,' it said. This story has been updated.
Boston Globe
10-03-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Fuel tanker and cargo ship collide and catch fire in North Sea off Britain, triggering rescue
U.S.-based Crowley Ship Management, which operates the Stena Immaculate, said the tanker 'sustained a ruptured cargo tank containing Jet-A1 fuel,' when the container ship struck it, triggering a fire and 'multiple explosions onboard,' with fuel released into the sea. Advertisement It said all the mariners on the tanker were safe and accounted for. Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the Port of Grimsby East, said 13 casualties were brought in on a Windcat 33 high-speed vessel, followed by another 19 on a harbor pilot boat. Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane. The site of the collision is off the coast of Hull, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) north of London.′ Coast guards said the alarm was raised at 9:48 a.m. (0948 GMT). Humber Coast Guard made a radio broadcast asking vessels with firefighting equipment and those who could help with search and rescue to head to the scene. The RNLI lifeboat agency said 'there were reports that a number of people had abandoned the vessels following a collision and there were fires on both ships.' It said three lifeboats were working on search and rescue at the scene alongside the coast guard. Video footage aired by the BBC and apparently filmed from a nearby vessel showed thick black smoke pouring from both ships. Boyers, the port chief, said he had been told there was 'a massive fireball.' 'It's too far out for us to see – about 10 miles – but we have seen the vessels bringing them in," he said. 'They must have sent a mayday out. Luckily there was a crew transfer vessel out there already. Since then, there has been a flotilla of ambulances to pick up anyone they can find.' Advertisement U.K. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was being kept up to date on the developing situation 'I want to thank all emergency service workers involved for their continued efforts in responding to the incident,' she said.
CNN
10-03-2025
- General
- CNN
Cargo vessel collides with oil tanker off UK coast, causing huge fire
A cargo ship has collided with an oil tanker off the northeastern coast of England, causing a huge fire and prompting an emergency response from the British coastguard. The coastguard said it has sent a helicopter and lifeboats from nearby towns, as well as 'vessels with fire-fighting capability,' to respond to the incident in the North Sea. Videos of the incident show black plumes of smoke surrounding at least one vessel engulfed by flames. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) said it had sent four lifeboat crews to respond to the incident and that it was aware of 'reports that a number of people had abandoned the vessels following a collision and there were fires on both ships.' At least 32 people have been brought ashore, according to Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the nearby Port of Grimsby East. Ambulances were waiting at the dock to take them to hospital, Boyers told CNN. The incident involves a US-flagged tanker called the Stena Immaculate, and a container ship called the Solong - which is sailing under the flag of Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal - according to the ship tracking tool VesselFinder. A spokesperson for Stena Bulk, a Swedish company that owns the Stela Immaculate, told CNN that all of the tanker's crew members have been accounted for and brought to safety, but could not confirm how many were on board at the time of the collision. The Solong left the Scottish port of Grangemouth on Sunday evening and was headed for Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when it careered into the Stena Immaculate, which was at anchor off the coast near the city of Hull, according to VesselFinder. It was not immediately clear how or why the collision occurred. 'It seems a mystery, really, because all the vessels now have very highly sophisticated technical equipment to plot courses and to look at any obstacles or anything they've got to avoid,' Boyers said. 'It's difficult to actually suggest what went on, other than the fact it should never have happened,' he added. The Stena Immaculate, which is managed by the United States logistics firm Crowley, is part of a fleet of 10 tankers involved in a US government program to supply its military with fuel. The Department of Defense's 'Tanker Security Program,' according to Crowley, 'ensures a commercial fleet can readily transport liquid fuel supplies in times of need.' The Stena Bulk spokesperson told CNN the tanker was transporting jet fuel. It had anchored off the English coast after leaving the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi last month, according to VesselFinder. A flurry of high-speed ships and a tugboat were seen moving towards the site of the collision at the time of the coastguard's rescue operation, real-time data from VesselFinder showed. The alarm was raised at 9:48 a.m. local time (5.48 a.m. ET) and the incident 'remains ongoing,' the coastguard said. The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations group responsible for regulating maritime transport, told CNN it is aware of the incident. 'The current focus is on the firefighting and search and rescue operation. In due course a full marine casualty investigation report should be submitted to the International Maritime Organization,' it said. This story has been updated.
