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Preventing the North Sea Collision From Echoing Deepwater
When we think of oil spills, the images that come to mind may include seabirds coated in black slime, huge iridescent slicks lapping onto shore and armies of wellington-clad cleaners armed with buckets. The spill in the North Sea is different yet may be no less harmful.
A fiery collision in the North Sea has raised fears of an environmental disaster. Here’s what we know
Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military.
Fear of an oil spill after the collision and subsequent fire of a cargo ship and a tanker in the North Sea
The 36 crew members of both vessels have been evacuated to port, none have had to be hospitalized. Two ships, a tanker and a cargo ship, collided on Monday in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire.
North Sea tanker collision - what we know so far
The collision took place about 13 miles (20km) off the East Yorkshire coast, near Hull and Grimsby, in a busy shipping area. The Stena Immaculate was anchored and drifting at a speed of 0.1 knots at 09:48 GMT on Monday, according to ship tracking site MarineTraffic.
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One crew member remains missing and is presumed dead following the collision between a cargo ship and a U.S. oil tanker.
How the North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain's most important coastlines
An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles (21km) off the east coast of England. This set off a series of large explosions and a huge plume of black smoke,
Investigations begin as North Sea collision continues to burn
A collision between the US-registered oil tanker Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong in the North Sea has left one crew member missing and fires still burning.
Captain Arrested Over North Sea Collision
A 59-year-old cargo ship captain has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the incident, police say
Cargo ship captain arrested following North Sea collision
British authorities have arrested the captain of a cargo ship as they investigate the cause of a fatal crash between the vessel and an oil tanker shipping jet fuel for the U.S. military in the North Sea.
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