The captain of MV Solong involved in the North Sea oil tanker crash is a Russian national, the shipping company revealed. The US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate was anchored off the Humber Estuary, 10 miles from Hull, when it burst into flames after the Portuguese-flagged Solong rammed into it.

The captain of a cargo ship has been arrested after it collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea. The Portuguese-flagged Solong and the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate, crashed off the East Yorkshire coast, at about 10:00 GMT on Monday.

More than 30 casualties have been brought ashore at Grimsby following a collision between a tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea.

Two ships are reported to have collided in the North Sea this morning. The incident is understood to have involved an oil tanker, reportedly on fire, and a cargo ship. The alarm was raised just before 10am this morning. An emergency response is being led by HM Coastguard. The incident is said to be ongoing.

As rescue efforts are called off for one missing crew member, thoughts turn to the potential impact on marine life

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel in the North Sea. The incident happened near the Humber estuary, off the coast of north-east Lincolnshire, on Monday and involved US tanker Stena Immaculate and Portuguese cargo ship Solong.

Search and rescue helicopters have responded to a container ship crash of the Humber Estuary on Monday morning. Posting on X, the Navy Lookout blog said: "Search & Rescue helicopters attending Oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate on fire after being struck by container ship MV Solong while at anchor off the Humber Estuary this morning.

An oil tanker has collided with a cargo ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said. Lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter were called to the collision in the Humber Estuary on Monday morning (March 10),