Dozens of People Were Injured After An Oil Tanker and a Cargo Ship Collided Off The Coast of the United Kingdom on Monday, Causing a Large Fire on Both Vessels.
The Incident Occurred in the North Sea Near the City of Hull, and the Alarm was initial increased at 9:48 am (UTC/GMT).
At the very least 32 People Were Injured,Authorities Said They were brought onto land for therapy.
Lifeboats, Firefighting Vessels, A Helicopter and A Fixed-Wing Aircraft Were Deployed to Respond to the Incident.
“There were Were Reports that a Number of People Had Abandoned the Vessels Following A Collision and theree Were Fires on Both Ships,” The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Said
Oil vessel what lugging jet gas
The Oil Tanker Involved in the Collision was United States-Flagged Chemical and Oil Products Carrier MV Stena Immaculate, which is Managed by Maritime Company Crowley.
The Ship was lugging jet gas at the time of the crash.
“While anchored off the north Sea Coast Near Hull, United Kingdom, The Crowley-Managed Tanker Stena Immaculate was Struck by the Container Ship Solong,” Crowley Said in A Statement.
“The stena immaculate sustained a ruptured cargo tank containing jet-a1 fuel … crew abandoned the vessel following multiple explosions onboard.”
The various other vessel associated with the event was the Portugal-Flagged Container Ship Solong, which Sailing from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
It is had by German Shipping Company Reederei Koepping.
Rescue Operation Underway
The British Maritime and Coastguard Agency Said IT is “Currently Coordinating the Emergency Response to Reports of A Collision Between and Cargo Vessel Off The Coast of East Yorkshire.”
“The Incident Remains Ongoing and An assessment of the Likely Counter Pollution Response Required is Being Enacted,” A Coast Guard Spokesper Added.
Environmental Group Greenpeace Said It was prematurely to Judge What Kind of Cleanup Might Be Needed.
“The Magnitude of Any Impact Will Depend on a Number of Factors, including the Amount and Type of Oil Carried by the tanker, The Fuel Carried by Both Ships, and How Much Of That, If Any, Has Entered The Water,” A Spokesper for the Group Said.
The Un’s Shipping Agency, The International Maritime Organization, Said It was Aware of the scenario.
Edited by: Natalie Muller
