Cargo ship and oil tanker ablaze after North Sea collisionA massive rescue operation is underway after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the North Sea off the East Yorkshire coast on Monday, sparking a massive fire and injuring 32 people.According to the BBC, the incident occurred near the Humber Estuary, with HM Coastguard receiving the alert at 09.48 GMT. Earlier, the RNLI reported "that a number of people had abandoned the vessels following a collision and there were fires on both ships". "It's too far out for us to see - about 10 miles - but we have seen the vessels bringing them in. They must have sent a mayday out - luckily there was a crew transfer vessel out there already," Boyers said. The casualties' conditions remain unclear," he added.The UK Coastguard is leading the rescue operation following "reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off the coast of East Yorkshire", a spokesperson told AFP.

Source: The Times March 10, 2025 17:38 UTC