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15-06-2025
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Father's Day Photo Special: Take a Peek at the Stars‘ Tributes to Their Real-Life Dads — Plus, Pictures Galore of Your Faves and Their Pops
It's a day to honor fatherhood and parental bonds that live within our hearts… First and foremost, wants to wish all of the dads out there a very Happy Father's Day! Today is a day to celebrate the special male figure in your life, as well as to honor those who we've lost, and in years past, some of the soap stars sent their pops some love, too. In 2021, The Bold and the Beautiful's Matthew Atkinson (Thomas) posted a few photos with his dad and explained that he showed his father how thankful he was for him 'by dragging him out for four days off the grid with tons of dirt, sleeping on the ground and rocky trails that beat you senseless.' More from Mom's the Word: Soap Opera Stars With Their Beautiful Real-Life Mothers [PHOTOS] Wherever the case, it looks as though they had a fun time. More: Photos of soap stars and their real-life brothers That same year, Days of Our Lives vet Alison Sweeney (Sami) expressed her thanks by sharing a pic with her dad to show how 'lucky' and 'grateful' she felt and stated, 'He's always been so supportive, encouraging and engaged in the lives of his kids and now his grandchildren, too.' Little General Hospital sweetheart Jophielle Love (ex-Violet) also shared a photo with her dad and her older brothers Raphael Luce and Gabriel Sky, who both happen to be young actors as well. Fun fact: Gabriel actually appeared in a couple of day-player roles on General Hospital back in 2019. And The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives soap-hopper Greg Rikaart (Kevin, Leo) posted a shot of his 'cool' dad while wishing everyone else's a Happy Father's Day. Before you head out to celebrate your own pops, view over 30 photos of soap stars and their real-life fathers in our gallery below.
Al Etihad
13-03-2025
- General
- Al Etihad
Ships blaze, spill feared after North Sea crash
11 Mar 2025 15:48 Grimsby (AFP) Fires were raging on Tuesday after a cargo ship laden with toxic materials slammed into a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, as questions mounted about how the accident were also growing fears that any spill from the collision could harm the local environment and coastline, home to seals, porpoises and some protected waders and on the BBC Tuesday showed a large hole in the side of the Stena Immaculate tanker as huge plumes of thick, black smoke rose from the stationary ships with smaller boats dousing the vessels with fires were "still going on" nearly 24 hours after the Portuguese-flagged Solong cargo ship ploughed into the Stena Immaculate tanker, anchored about 16 kilometres off the northeastern port of Hull, nearby Grimsby port chief executive Martyn Boyers told crew member was also still missing, he Stena Immaculate was on a short-term US military charter with Military Sealift Command, according to a spokesperson for the command that operates civilian-crewed ships for the US Defense the US-based operator of the tanker, said the crash had "ruptured" the ship's tank "containing A1-jet fuel" and triggered a fire, with fuel "reported released".The UK government's Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched a probe into Monday's accident to determine the next UK Coastguard halted search operations late on Monday after rescuing 36 crew members from both ships. It was not immediately clear if the search had resumed early on Tuesday."One crew member of the Solong remains unaccounted for. After an extensive search for the missing crew member sadly they have not been found and the search has ended," said Matthew Atkinson, divisional commander for the Stena Immaculate was carrying around 220,000 barrels of jet fuel, according to the maritime information service, Lloyd's List Solong was laden with 15 containers of sodium cyanide, it added, but authorities have not confirmed that and it is not known if any of the flammable compound had leaked.A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was hosting his weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday, called the situation "extremely concerning".Quoting government sources, the Daily Telegraph said there was nothing so far to indicated that "foul play" had caused the crash, but it could not be ruled out. 'Toxic hazards' A spokesman for the government's Marine Accident Investigation Branch said a team sent to Grimsby was "gathering evidence and undertaking a preliminary assessment".Dutch maritime servicing company Boskalis told the ANP news agency it had been tasked with salvaging the Stena Immaculate and was "fully mobilising".Four ships with firefighting capacity were on their way to the site, a Boskalis spokesperson said, adding the tanker would need to be "cooled down" before the fire could be investigation was being led by US and Portuguese authorities, as the ships were flagged from their countries, housing minister Matthew Pennycook told Times Radio."We're obviously very alive to the potential impact on the environment," he said, but added the Coastguard was well equipped to deal with any oil spills."The good news is... it's not like a crude oil spill," Ivor Vince, founder of ASK Consultants, an environmental risk advisory group, told AFP."Most of it will evaporate quite quickly and what doesn't evaporate will be degraded by microorganisms quite quickly," he added. Humber traffic suspended All vessel movements were "suspended" in the Humber estuary that flows into the North Sea, according to Associated British Ports (ABP), which operates in the Ports of Hull and Immingham in the region. The German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said it was also dispatching a vessel capable of fire fighting and oil recovery.
Observer
11-03-2025
- General
- Observer
Fire still on after major ship collision in North Sea
Fires were still going on Tuesday, nearly 24 hours after a cargo ship ran into a tanker anchored in the North Sea, a top port official at Grimsby told AFP. One crew member was still missing, Grimsby port chief executive Martyn Boyers said, after a cargo ship reportedly carrying sodium cyanide hit a jet fuel-laden tanker chartered by the US military about 10 miles (16 kilometres) off the eastern England port of Hull, near Grimsby. One crew member is still unaccounted for, and the search has been called off after "an extensive search", HM Coastguard said. The collision involved the US-registered Stena Immaculate - which was transporting fuel on behalf of the US military - and the Portuguese-flagged Solong. Coastguard Divisional Commander Matthew Atkinson said 36 people had been rescued, with one person taken to hospital. The missing crew member had been onboard the Solong, he said. One of the men who was on the oil tanker told BBC News that the Solong came out of the blue and collided with the Stena Immaculate at 16 knots. The crew scrambled to the life rafts, taking only what they had on them. Efforts to assess any environmental damage are still ongoing after it was confirmed that some jet fuel had leaked into the sea off the Humber Estuary. Maritime firm Crowley, which manages the Stena Immaculate, said there had been "multiple explosions onboard" when the vessel suffered a ruptured cargo tank. A US official confirmed the tanker had been carrying jet fuel "in support of the Department of Defense" but said the incident would not impact operations or combat readiness. A Coastguard rescue helicopter was sent to the scene, as well as four lifeboats and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability. Svitzer managing director Michael Paterson said the marine services group had sent four boats, which had been "firefighting since they arrived and dealing with the flames". "The oil and jet fuel presents a problem for them. It's obviously flammable, but there's also fumes and toxins," he said. "The priority for us was to save the crew. I've seen some serious incidents, but this is one of the most serious."
Daily Tribune
11-03-2025
- General
- Daily Tribune
Ships still on fire after North Sea crash
Fires were still raging on Tuesday after a cargo ship laden with toxic materials slammed into a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, as questions mounted about how the accident happened. The fires were "still going on", nearly 24 hours after the Solong cargo ship ran into the Stena Immaculate tanker, anchored about 10 miles (16 kilometres) off the northeast port of Hull. One crew member was also still missing, Grimsby port chief executive Martyn Boyers told AFP. The government's Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched a probe into Monday's accident to determine the next steps and need for a counter-pollution response. The UK Coastguard halted search operations late on Monday after rescuing 36 crew members from both ships. It was not immediately clear if the search had resumed early on Tuesday. "One crew member of the Solong remains unaccounted for. After an extensive search for the missing crew member sadly they have not been found and the search has ended," said Matthew Atkinson, Divisional Commander for the HM Coastguard. Images on Monday showed a huge plume of thick, black smoke and flames rising from the scene off the coast of East Yorkshire, sparking concerns of "multiple toxic hazards". The Stena Immaculate was on a short-term US military charter with Military Sealift Command, according to Jillian Morris, the spokesperson for the command that operates civilian-crewed ships providing ocean transport for the US Defense Department. Crowley, the US-based operators of the tanker, said the impact of the crash "ruptured" the ship's tank "containing A1-jet fuel" and triggered a fire, with fuel "reported released". The Stena Immaculate was carrying around 220,000 barrels of jet fuel. The Solong was carrying 15 containers of sodium cyanide, according to the Lloyd's List information service, but it is not known if any of the flammable compound had leaked. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the situation "extremely concerning". All crew members aboard the Stena Immaculate were confirmed to be alive, a spokeswoman for the tanker's Swedish owner, Stena Bulk, told AFP. - 'Toxic hazards' - A spokesman for the government's Marine Accident Investigation Branch said: "Our team of inspectors and support staff are gathering evidence and undertaking a preliminary assessment of the accident to determine our next steps." Dutch maritime servicing company Boskalis told the ANP news agency it had been tasked with salvaging the Stena Immaculate and was "fully mobilising". Four ships with firefighting capacity were on their way to the site, a Boskalis spokesperson said, adding that the tanker would need to be "cooled down" before the fire could be extinguished. Ivor Vince, founder of ASK Consultants, an environmental risk advisory group, told AFP: "The good news is it's not persistent. It's not like a crude oil spill". "Most of it will evaporate quite quickly and what doesn't evaporate will be degraded by microorganisms quite quickly," he added. He warned though, that "it will kill fish and other creatures". There were growing concerns about the consequences of any spillage into the North Sea for the local environment and protected wildlife. Paul Johnston, a senior scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at Exeter University, said: "We are extremely concerned about the multiple toxic hazards these chemicals could pose to marine life." The jet fuel entered the water close to a breeding ground for harbour porpoises. Sodium cyanide is "a highly toxic chemical that could cause serious harm", he explained. - Humber traffic suspended - All vessel movements were "suspended" in the Humber estuary that flows into the North Sea, according to Associated British Ports (ABP), which operates in the Ports of Hull and Immingham in the region. The German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said it was also dispatching a vessel capable of fire fighting and oil recovery. Grimsby native Paul Lancaster, a former seaman, told AFP: "I don't understand how two ships that big could collide". "There must have been a massive engineering problem," he said.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- General
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Ships still on fire after North Sea crash
Fires were still raging on Tuesday after a cargo ship laden with toxic materials slammed into a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, as questions mounted about how the accident happened. The fires were "still going on", nearly 24 hours after the Solong cargo ship ran into the Stena Immaculate tanker, anchored about 10 miles (16 kilometres) off the northeast port of Hull. One crew member was also still missing, Grimsby port chief executive Martyn Boyers told AFP. The government's Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched a probe into Monday's accident to determine the next steps and need for a counter-pollution response. The UK Coastguard halted search operations late on Monday after rescuing 36 crew members from both ships. It was not immediately clear if the search had resumed early on Tuesday. "One crew member of the Solong remains unaccounted for. After an extensive search for the missing crew member sadly they have not been found and the search has ended," said Matthew Atkinson, Divisional Commander for the HM Coastguard. Images on Monday showed a huge plume of thick, black smoke and flames rising from the scene off the coast of East Yorkshire, sparking concerns of "multiple toxic hazards". The Stena Immaculate was on a short-term US military charter with Military Sealift Command, according to Jillian Morris, the spokesperson for the command that operates civilian-crewed ships providing ocean transport for the US Defense Department. Crowley, the US-based operators of the tanker, said the impact of the crash "ruptured" the ship's tank "containing A1-jet fuel" and triggered a fire, with fuel "reported released". The Stena Immaculate was carrying around 220,000 barrels of jet fuel. The Solong was carrying 15 containers of sodium cyanide, according to the Lloyd's List information service, but it is not known if any of the flammable compound had leaked. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the situation "extremely concerning". All crew members aboard the Stena Immaculate were confirmed to be alive, a spokeswoman for the tanker's Swedish owner, Stena Bulk, told AFP. - 'Toxic hazards' - A spokesman for the government's Marine Accident Investigation Branch said: "Our team of inspectors and support staff are gathering evidence and undertaking a preliminary assessment of the accident to determine our next steps." Dutch maritime servicing company Boskalis told the ANP news agency it had been tasked with salvaging the Stena Immaculate and was "fully mobilising". Four ships with firefighting capacity were on their way to the site, a Boskalis spokesperson said, adding that the tanker would need to be "cooled down" before the fire could be extinguished. Ivor Vince, founder of ASK Consultants, an environmental risk advisory group, told AFP: "The good news is it's not persistent. It's not like a crude oil spill". "Most of it will evaporate quite quickly and what doesn't evaporate will be degraded by microorganisms quite quickly," he added. He warned though, that "it will kill fish and other creatures". There were growing concerns about the consequences of any spillage into the North Sea for the local environment and protected wildlife. Paul Johnston, a senior scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at Exeter University, said: "We are extremely concerned about the multiple toxic hazards these chemicals could pose to marine life." The jet fuel entered the water close to a breeding ground for harbour porpoises. Sodium cyanide is "a highly toxic chemical that could cause serious harm", he explained. - Humber traffic suspended - All vessel movements were "suspended" in the Humber estuary that flows into the North Sea, according to Associated British Ports (ABP), which operates in the Ports of Hull and Immingham in the region. The German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said it was also dispatching a vessel capable of fire fighting and oil recovery. Grimsby native Paul Lancaster, a former seaman, told AFP: "I don't understand how two ships that big could collide". "There must have been a massive engineering problem," he said. bur-jkb/aks/gil
