7 d. ago Wreckage of North Sea crash oil tanker will have 200,000 barrels of jet fuel removed this weekend before the charred remains of the ship are towed away

The Solong collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate about 12 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire on March 10, leaving one man missing, presumed dead.

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3 w. ago Heartstopping moments after Russian captained cargo vessel crashed into giant oil tanker containing US jet oil off the Yorkshire coast is shared

In the clip, which was allegedly taken onboard the cargo ship and posted onto social media, a desperate crewman is heard pleading: 'Lord, Lord, help us, Lord help us.'

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3 w. ago Russian captain was in charge of cargo ship which crashed into oil tanker carrying US jet fuel as vessel's failed steering tests are exposed

MV Solong punched through the hull of the American-flagged Stena Impeccable on Monday, causing both vessels to burst into flames.

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3 w. ago Cargo ship which crashed into oil tanker carrying US jet fuel failed steering tests and was captained by a Russian

MV Solong punched through the hull of the American-flagged Stena Impeccable on Monday, causing both vessels to burst into flames.

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3 w. ago Oil tanker jet fuel spill 'will cause significant toxicity to marine life', professor says

US oil tanker Stena Immaculate was carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel in 16 segregated cargo tanks when it was engulfed by a huge fireball after the Portuguese ship, Solong, ploughed into it.

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3 w. ago Experts warn of North Sea collision’s ‘devastating’ impact on marine life

Highly toxic jet fuel leaking from oil tanker threatens local ecosystems as investigations begin into collision’s causeLeaking fuel from the collision between a cargo ship and oil tanker in the North Sea would have a “devastating” impact on marine life, experts have said, as investigations began into the cause of the incident.Fires continued to burn onboard both vessels 24 hours after the Stena Immaculate tanker and cargo ship Solong collided off the coast of Yorkshire on Monday morning. A search for a missing crew member was called off overnight. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Toxic substances could endanger hundreds of thousands of birds along Yorkshire coast says Wildlife Trust

Hundreds of thousands of birds along the Yorkshire coast could be at risk after an oil tanker carrying A-1 jet fuel collided with a cargo vessel in the North Sea.

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3 w. ago Jet fuel, sodium cyanide, and burning ship: What are the environmental risks after North Sea collision?

Experts warn any spill could severely affect marine life, seabirds, and fragile ecosystems in and around the Humber Estuary

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3 w. ago North Sea oil crash crew staring down Britain's biggest environmental disaster in a generation

Fires are still burning on an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship which was loaded with highly toxic chemicals before the 'fireball' crash in the North Sea yesterday

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3 w. ago North Sea collision: oil tanker and cargo ship crews ‘safe and accounted for’

‘Multiple explosions’ rupture cargo tank of MV Stena Immaculate, with jet fuel reportedly releasedThe crews of an oil tanker and a cargo ship are “safe and accounted for” with one person taken to hospital after the vessels collided in the North Sea, with jet fuel reported to have been released, a maritime company has said.Crowley, the shipping company that manages the MV Stena Immaculate, said there were “multiple explosions onboard” when the oil tanker suffered a ruptured cargo tank. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Terrifying oil tanker mayday call as crew member says 'jet fuel on fire in water'

Crews abandoned ships when the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker was hit by the container ship MV Solong off the East Yorkshire coast.

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3 w. ago Oil tanker on fire in North Sea was carrying jet fuel as ship company issue statement

An oil tanker collided with a cargo vessel off the coast of Hull this morning

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3 w. ago Major Stena Immaculate oil tanker crash update as 'multiple explosions' leak jet fuel into sea

A huge rescue operation has been launched off the coast of the UK after an oil tanker from the US, Stena Immaculate, collided with a cargo ship from Portugal, Solong

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3 w. ago Oil tanker crew ‘safe and accounted for’ after jet fuel released in collision

Footage has shown clouds of black smoke billowing into the air after the collision off the coast of East Yorkshire.

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3 w. ago BREAKING: 'Multiple explosions' in oil tanker crash as Stena Immaculate leaks jet fuel into water

The Stena Immaculate's management firm Crowley said in a statement today that the crash in the North Sea also caused “multiple explosions” before jet fuel was released

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