US flag tanker and cargo ship collided near the coast of England, catching two ships on fire

The Ministry of Emergency Services said an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided on the coast of eastern England on Monday, catching two ships and triggering major rescue operations. A British port owner said at least 32 people were taken to shore, but some of their conditions were unclear.

Martyn Boyers, the port chief executive of Grimsby East, said 13 casualties were caused on the Windcat 33 ship, followed by another 19 on the port pilot ship.

Stena Bulk Ceo Erik Hanell confirmed to BBC News that the tanker was identified as the US-flag carrier of chemical and petroleum products MV Stena Immactule.

Hanell’s company, who co-owned the ship with U.S. partner Crowley, told BBC News that more than 20 crew members were safe and responsible.

Hanell told the BBC News that it is too early to speculate that the cause of the collision is caused.

British Maritime and Coast Guard said several lifeboats and a Coast Guard rescue helicopter were sent to the scene in the North Sea, as well as a Coast Guard and nearby fire-capable ships.

“There are reports that many people abandoned their ships after the collision and there was a fire on both ships,” the Royal National Lifeboat Agency said. It said three lifeboats were working on a search and rescue at the scene with the Coast Guard.

Videotapes aired by BBC News and apparently shot on a nearby ship showed thick smoke pouring into both ships.

According to Ship Tracking Site Fesselfinder, MV Stena Immaculate was at the anchor point when it was sailing from Greece. The cargo ship, the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong, sailed from Grangemouth, Scotland to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

According to the BBC, the MV Stena Immactule, from Greece’s Agio Theodoroi to the British killing of Killingholme, is one of only 10 tankers in the U.S. government program, aiming to fuel fuel in times of armed conflict or national emergencies, according to the BBC.

The Coast Guard Bureau said the alarm was filed at 9:48 a.m. local time. The collision was located on the Hull Coast, about 155 miles north of London.

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