A US-registered oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, and a Portuguese-flagged container ship named Solong collided in the North Sea, off the UK coast on Monday, triggering a rescue mission.
The tanker has caught on fire, according to reports. UK authorities have launched lifeboats and firefighting vessels to the scene some 10 nautical miles out from the city of Hull, domestic media say.
The cargo ship has since been identified as the Portuguese vessel registered in Madeira, sailing under the name Solong. It was heading towards the Netherlands.
“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,” a coastguard spokesperson said on Monday.
“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 firefighting capability,”
#BREAKING: Footage shows RAGING fire aboard the American-flaggef MV Stena Immaculate, an oil tanker loaded with cargo, which was struck by the Portuguese-flagged container ship MV Solong while anchored off the Humber Estuary in the North Sea.
— Hexdline (@HexdlineNews) March 10, 2025
The collision caused the Stena… https://t.co/cRpMoPE5qH pic.twitter.com/IB9iGmhQmf
Collision in the North Sea — US oil tanker and Portuguese cargo ship crash
— AMK News (@AmkBreaking) March 10, 2025
US-registered oil tanker the Stena Immaculate has collided with the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong, according to the coastguard.
Rescue teams are on-site, assessing the situation. pic.twitter.com/J6TQxK7DB8
🔴 A US-registered oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, and a Portuguese-flagged container ship named Solong collided in the North Sea, the Coastguard said
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 10, 2025
Follow the latest updates ⬇️https://t.co/zvLq6KV1Ky pic.twitter.com/RDbbQRyhQp
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