One crew member from a container ship was missing after the vessel collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker off the northeastern coast of England on Monday, causing multiple explosions and forcing the crews of both ships to abandon their vessels. The Stena Immaculate, a 600-foot long oil tanker, was anchored in the North Sea when it was struck by a container ship called the Solong, according to Crowley, the Florida-based company that manages the tanker. The collision caused a cargo tank containing jet fuel to be ruptured and “fuel was reported released,” the company said in a statement. “The Stena Immaculate crew abandoned the vessel following multiple explosions onboard,” it said, adding that “all Crowley mariners are safe.”Ernst Russ, a Hamburg-based shipping company that owns the Solong, said in a statement that both ships had sustained serious damage and that one of its 14 crew members was missing.

Source: The Times March 10, 2025 16:48 UTC