Oil tanker and container vessel crash in North Sea

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An oil tanker and a container ship have collided in the North Sea, with video posted online showing signs of a substantial fire. 

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said it was alerted to the incident off the coast of Humberside at 9.48am.

It has sent rescue helicopters, lifeboats and firefighting vessels to the scene.

Information from Marine Traffic, the vessel traffic information site, showed the oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, and the container ship Solong sitting at right angles to each other in the North Sea.

The Stena Immaculate is a US-flagged vessel. Its registered owner is Stena Bulk Marine Services, a company registered in Denmark.

According to Kpler, a freight analytics platform, the Stena Immaculate is carrying 128,000 barrels of clean product from a refinery in Greece. The cargo is listed as having come from Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth and was destined for UK buyers, including BP, Ineos and Dupont.

Marine Traffic showed the Solong, a small container ship, had departed the Humber Estuary port of Immingham and was sailing to Rotterdam.

This is a developing story.