The United Kingdom coastguard is responding to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off England’s northeastern coast, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency says.
A helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, lifeboats and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability were called to the incident, the agency said.
The alarm for the incident was raised at 9.48am local time.
The BBC reported that the oil tanker involved in the collision was on fire.
Reuters could not immediately verify that report.
The United Nations shipping agency, the International Maritime Organisation, is aware of the situation, and is checking further, it said.
Maritime analytics website Marine Traffic showed a number of vessels including container ships and oil tankers in the area of the North Sea where the collision occurred.
The PA news agency reported the collision in the Humber Estuary was believed to involve a US-flagged chemical and oil products tanker called the MV Stena Immaculate.
The US tanker was at anchor, according to ship tracking tool Vesselfinder.
The site of the collision is off the coast of Hull, about 250km north of London.
with PA and AP
https://thewest.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/tanker-and-cargo-vessel-collide-off-uk-reports-c-17993530
