An oil tanker and cargo vessel have collided in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire, early reports have claimed.
Firefighting vessels and lifeboats have been dispatched to the scene, with reports saying that the oil tanker is on fire.
A Coastguard statement read: “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.
“The alarm was raised at 9:48am.
“A coastguard rescue helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe [sic] and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed-wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with firefighting capability.
“The incident remains ongoing.”
Vessel tracking data puts the US-flagged Stena Immaculate at the site of the collision. Several other vessels are in the area, including the Solong, a container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal.
The Stena Immaculate had sailed from Greece and was anchored outside Hull, while the Solong was enroute from Grangemouth to Rotterdam.
More will follow as additional details come in.
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