32 injured in the collision of the freight ship

A petroleum tank and a freight vessel collided for months on the coast of the United Kingdom, causing a large fire on both ships.

The incident took place in the North Sea, near the city of Hull, and the alarm was first erected to 9:48 AM (UTC/GMT).

At least 32 people were injured, the authorities said. Were brought on land for treatment.

Rescue boats, firefighters, a helicopter and an aircraft with fixed wings were implemented to respond to the incident.

“There were reports that a number of people abandoned the ships following a collision and there were fires on both ships,” said the Royal National Bloat institution.

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Multiple sources reported that it was believed that the oil tank is that it is the chemical and oil product, an petroleum products, an immaculated MV.

She was at the anchor at the time of the incident, according to the website of tracking the vesselfinder ship.

The Swedish company, Stena Bulk, confirmed that it owns the oil involved in the collision, adding that it was operated by the US Crowley maritime company. Stena said that all the ship’s crew was accounted for.

The other ship was believed to be the container ship with Portugal package, sailing from Grangemouth, Scotland, Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.

It is owned by the German shipping company reederei Koepping.

Salvation operation in progress

The British maritime agency and coastal guard said that “it currently coordinates the emergency response to the reports of a collision between a tank and the freight ship off the East Yorkshire.”

“The incident remains continuous and an assessment of the probable response of the necessary pollution is carried out,” added a coastal guard spokesman.

The UN shipping agency, the international maritime organization, also said that it is aware of the situation.

Edited by: Natalie Muller