{"id":2411995,"date":"2025-03-10T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-rescue-operation-underway-after-us-oil-tanker-is-involved-in-fiery-collision-with-another-ship\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:40:27","slug":"large-rescue-operation-underway-after-us-oil-tanker-is-involved-in-fiery-collision-with-another-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-rescue-operation-underway-after-us-oil-tanker-is-involved-in-fiery-collision-with-another-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Rescue Operation Underway After US Oil Tanker Is Involved in Fiery Collision with Another Ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flarge-rescue-operation-underway-after-us-oil-tanker-is-involved-in-fiery-collision-with-another-ship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Monday, an oil tanker \u2063and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\" title=\"Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a ship ..., resulting in mass casualties\">cargo ship collided<\/a>\u2062 off\u200c the coast of eastern England, resulting \u2062in fires \u200don\u200d both vessels \u200cand prompting a large-scale rescue\u200c operation. At least 32 casualties were reported, \u200cthough their conditions were initially unclear. Rescuers, including several lifeboats and \u200ca coast guard\u2062 helicopter, were dispatched to the North Sea incident near Hull. Video footage \u2064showed thick black smoke emanating from\u200d the ships.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062tanker, identified as the U.S.-registered \u200bMV Stena Immaculate, was anchored \u2063after arriving from\u2064 Greece, while the\u2062 Portuguese flag cargo ship, \u2064Solong, was\u2062 on its\u200d way from Grangemouth, Scotland, \u2062to rotterdam, Netherlands. The\u200d collision\u200d triggered alarms at 9:48\u2062 a.m.,\u200c and witnesses reported a significant fireball.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">response included multiple life-saving services working<\/a>\u2062 together for \u200csearch and \u2063rescue efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the coast of eastern England on Monday, setting both vessels on fire and triggering a major rescue operation, emergency services said.<\/p>\n<p>At least 32 casualties were brought ashore, but their condition was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p>Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the Port of Grimsby East, said 13 casualties were brought in on a Windcat 33 vessel, followed by another 19 on a harbor pilot boat.<\/p>\n<p>Britain&rsquo;s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-9-missing-after-float-plane-crashes-off-wash-coast\/\" title=\"1 dead, 9 missing after float plane crashes off Wash. ...\">coast guard plane<\/a> and nearby vessels with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-stars-fled-actor-steve-guttenberg-manned-began-helping-firefighters-middle-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firefighting<\/a> capability.<\/p>\n<p>The RNLI life boat agency said, &ldquo;There were reports that a number of people had abandoned the vessels following a collision, and there were fires on both ships.&rdquo; It said three lifeboats were working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-sister-says-hiker-still-missing-grand-canyon-flash-flood-amid-intrepid-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search and rescue<\/a> at the scene alongside the coast guard.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Video footage aired by the BBC and apparently filmed from a nearby vessel showed thick black smoke pouring from both ships.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An oil tanker and cargo vessel have collided in just off Bridlington, North Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts are with all involved, and of course our emergency service colleagues with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMCoastguard?\">@HMCoastguard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNLI?\">@RNLI<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9vERyJu7lG\">pic.twitter.com\/9vERyJu7lG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Secret Firefighter UK (@TheSecretFF999) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSecretFF999\/status\/1899089665002512531?\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Boyers, the port chief, said, he had been told there was &ldquo;a massive fireball.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s too far out for us to see &mdash; about 10 miles &mdash; but we have seen the vessels bringing them in,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The tanker, believed to be the U.S.-flagged chemical and oil products carrier MV Stena Immaculate, was at anchor at the time after sailing from Greece, according to ship-tracking site VesselFinder. The cargo vessel, Portugal-flagged container ship Solong, was sailing from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Coast guards said the alarm was raised at 9:48 a.m. The site of the collision is off the coast of Hull, about 155 miles north of London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Emergency services reported at least 32 people were rescued, though their conditions remain unknown. Martyn Boyers, CEO of the Port of Grimsby East, noted that 13 individuals were brought in on one vessel and another 19 on a pilot boat. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency dispatched multiple lifeboats and a rescue helicopter to the North Sea incident site. Reports indicated that some crew members abandoned the ships due to the collision, which resulted in fires aboard both vessels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Boat-Collision.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39892,39713,33704],"class_list":["post-2411995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-maritime-collision","tag-oil-tanker","tag-rescue-operation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Boat-Collision.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412003,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411995\/revisions\/2412003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}