Oil tanker collides with cargo ship in UK
The vessels have caught fire when they collided and a rescue operation is underway.
BarcelonaA rescue operation has been launched after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship off the coast of East Yorkshire in the UK. Both vessels have caught fire but there are no reports of any injuries. Thirty-two people on board the vessels have been taken to shore and the entire crew of the cargo ship, the Stena Immaculate, are safe and accounted for, the BBC reports.
The incident occurred near the Humber estuary on the east coast of northern England and coastal authorities were alerted at 09:48 GMT on Monday. Several lifeboats and a Coastguard helicopter were dispatched to the scene.
One of the vessels involved is a chemical tanker operated by US company Crowley and owned by Stena, a spokesman for the Stena shipping company confirmed. The other is a container ship called the Solong, Reuters reports.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution said a number of people had abandoned the boats following a collision. Authorities are working to put out the fire.
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