The incident occurred before 10 on Monday. “Rescue boats and fire brigade appeared at the scene of the incident, and the coastal guard coordinates the rescue operation,” the BBC editors reports the accident.
A coastal guard aircraft and nearby ships adapted to extinguish fires were also mobilized.
Two units – for unknown reasons – collided in the area East Yorkshire coast in the North Sea. It is a tanker and a freight ship. The first one He stood in flames.
North Sea. Tanker fire off the coast of Great Britain
The tanker is most likely Stena Immaculatewhich swims under the United States flag. In turn, the second ship is Singlefloating under the Portuguese flag.
The Marinetraffic website informs about increased activity in the accident region. This is related to the firefighting action. It was also sent to the place Search and rescue teams.
Royal National LifeBoat Institution said that people present in tanker They left the deck massively. It was also unofficially reported that the fire appeared on a freight ship.