A major rescue operation was going on in the North Sea on Monday after a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship, which sparked a huge explosion and 32 people were injured.
The injured were brought to ashes for treatment “in three ships”, “Ambulances were queuing up on the quite”.
A coastgard spokesman said the operation was being coordinated by the UK Coastguard after a report of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel from the coast of East Yorkshire.
The spokesman said the Coastguard was assessing the necessary possible counter pollution response.
Images on Britain’s television channels showed a large pile of thick, black smoke and flames rising from the scene, about 10 miles (16 km) from the coast.
There were reports of “fire on both ships” that UK Lifeboat Services were responding, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) confirmed the AFP.
RNLI stated that “many people had left ships”, it was also reported.
The International Marine Organization confirmed the AFP “the current focus is on firefighting and search and rescue operation”.
UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that she was concerned to hear about the confrontation between two ships in the North Sea this morning and was contacting with officers and HM Coastguard as the situation developed “.
She also thanked all emergency services, which reached the spot.
The collision near the port city of plow in Eastern Yorkshire was raised on alarm 0948 GMT.
A coastguard was part of a helicopter, aircraft, life saving from four towns and large rescue operations of other vessels, Costguards said.
Swedish tanker company Stena Bulk confirmed that it was owned by the oil tanker involved in the accident, saying that it was operated by a US-based maritime company Crole.
The tanker was designated as a Stena Imaculat by online ship tracking service Marine Traffic, stating that the vessel was anchored near the plow near its destination, Immingham near the plow.
According to Bloomberg, it traveled from Greece filled with petroleum products.
An Associated British Ports (ABP), who operates the port of plow and amingham, said it was “aware” about the incident and was “aid” the costguard.
Marinetrafic shipping tracker stated that cargo ships were involved, which was the Portuguese-Jhru “Solong” owned by the German company Rederei Coping.
– Freaks rare –
Vessels with fire fighting capabilities have been sent to the scene away from the northeast coast.
The collisions in the busy North Sea are rare.
In October 2023, two cargo ships, Verity and Polsi, collided near the Heligoland Islands in Germany in the North Sea.
Three people were killed and two others are still missing, it is considered dead.
The Isle-off-Man-Flagged Verity, who was carrying steel from Bremen’s northern German port to Eminingham, drowning.
In October 2015, Flintstar Freater – 125 tonnes of diesel and 427 tons of fuel oil – drowned after colliding with an al -arich tanker from eight kilometers (five miles) from the coast of Belgium on October 6, 2015.
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