North Sea collision: Rescue teams battle blaze at sea
In the North Sea, off the coast of the United Kingdom, a collision occurred between two ships—a tanker and a commercial vessel. Terrifying recordings capturing the dramatic events at sea have surfaced on the Internet. A rescue operation is currently underway.
The collision between the commercial vessel and the tanker happened on Monday, March 10, around noon. According to the BBC, it took place off the coast of East Yorkshire in the North Sea. The alarm was raised around 4:48 AM Eastern Time.
A rescue operation is ongoing at the scene. Authorities report that a rescue helicopter, several boats, a fixed-wing aircraft, and other units are involved in extinguishing the ongoing fire at sea.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, an organization involved in water rescues in the UK and Ireland, states that many people evacuated the ships after the collision. According to information from the RNLI, both ships were engulfed in flames. Currently, there is no information about any injuries or potential casualties from this incident.
United Kingdom: Ship collision in the North Sea, recordings have appeared online
Recordings from the collision site have appeared online, showing fire and huge plumes of smoke rising into the air.
Unconfirmed information suggests that the tanker involved in the incident is the Stena Immaculate, flying under the American flag. The other vessel is the container ship Solong, flying under the Portuguese flag. Stena Immaculate had sailed from the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi and was anchored near Hull. Meanwhile, Solong was traveling from the Scottish port of Grangemouth to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
