A tanker collided with a freighter in the North Sea, off the coast of East Yorkshire, British media reported today, Monday. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stated that several people abandoned the vessels after the collision near the seaside city of Hull. Fires were reported on both ships in the incident, prompting the deployment of search and rescue teams in the region.
Rescue teams from the area, including lifeboats and firefighting equipment, are currently working in response to the incident. According to reports, the two vessels involved in the collision are the US-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate and the Solong, a Portuguese-flagged freighter that apparently collided with the tanker. BBC cited maritime traffic data when reporting on the situation.
The Stena Immaculate had departed from the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi and was anchored off the coast of Hull at the time of the collision. Meanwhile, the Solong was en route from the Scottish port of Grangemouth to Rotterdam in the Netherlands when the collision occurred in the North Sea.
