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The collision caused a fire in lively shipping off the coast of East Yorkshire.
An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the coast of Eastern England, setting fire to the two ships on fire, with at least 32 casualties leading to the shore in a major rescue operation.
A spokesman for the United Kingdom Agency of Maritime and Coast Guard said on Monday that the crash had happened off the coast of East Yorkshire County.
Both the oil tanker and the cargo ship were on fire near the northeast coast of England, with the British media showing images of a huge black smoke helmet and flames rising from the stage.
Martin Boyers, CEO of the Grimsby East port, said at least 32 casualties were taken ashore, but their condition was not clear immediately.
“It's too far to see – about 10 miles – but we saw the vessels that insert them,” he said, reporting that 13 casualties were brought to court with wind cats, followed by 19 more on a pilot boat at the harbor.
Boyers said he was told there was a “massive fiery ball”.
The Coast Guard Agency sent a helicopter, a fixed wing planes, lifeboats and vessels with fire capacity to the busy section of the water road after the alarm was raised to 0948 GMT.
The royal national rescue boat institution, which worked on the emergency reaction, said it was reported that “a number of people have abandoned ships, which caused” fires on both ships. “
It says that three rescue boats work on searching and rescuing the scene with the coast guards.
The Swedish tanker tankers, Stena Bulk, confirmed that it owns the oil tanker participating in the accident, stating that it was run by Crowley -based Crowley.
Stena Bulk said the 20 strong crews on board were reported.
According to media reports, the cargo ship is involved is “Solong” or “So long”, owned by the German company Reederei Koepping.
The area where the collision took place has trafficking moving from the ports along the British coast of Britain to the Netherlands and Germany.
The International Maritime Organization, the Shipping Agency of the United Nations, said it was aware of the situation and checks further.
