{"id":2412046,"date":"2025-03-10T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crews-safe-in-fiery-north-sea-collision-between-vessels-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T14:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:16:34","slug":"crews-safe-in-fiery-north-sea-collision-between-vessels-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crews-safe-in-fiery-north-sea-collision-between-vessels-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews safe in fiery North Sea collision between vessels &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcrews-safe-in-fiery-north-sea-collision-between-vessels-washington-examiner%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=2412046&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>A fiery collision occurred off the coast of East Yorkshire \u200cbetween\u200b a U.S.-flagged oil tanker,the MV Stena Immaculate,and a Portuguese cargo vessel,the Solong,on Monday\u2064 morning. \u200cFortunately,all 36 \u2063crew members from both vessels were accounted for,with one person requiring hospitalization. The incident was\u200b reported to the British \u2063Coastguard \u200caround \u20629:48 a.m., \u200cprompting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-set-to-announce-multi-country-plan-aimed-at-migration\/\" title=\"Biden Set To Announce Multi-Country Plan Aimed At Migration\">coordinated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">emergency response<\/a><\/a> that included\u2064 helicopters\u200c and lifeboats. <\/p>\n<p>The oil tanker sustained damage to a cargo tank containing Jet-A1\u200c fuel, leading \u2063to explosions and\u200d a fire on board. The vessel&#8217;s\u2064 crew evacuated \u200csafely. Crowley Maritime, the\u2062 company\u200c managing the MV Stena immaculate, confirmed they\u200c were responding to the incident \u2063and\u2062 working with \u2062public agencies to manage the fire and secure \u200cthe ship.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental concerns have been\u200b raised regarding\u2064 potential fuel leaks\u200b and their impact on marine life. Authorities have noted that the effect of\u200b the\u2062 jet fuel \u2062on the\u2063 surroundings, notably in open water, \u2064might be less severe then\u200c other types of fuel. \u2063Meanwhile, \u200blocal lawmakers and organizations like Greenpeace are monitoring \u200cthe situation closely. british Transport Secretary Heidi\u200c Alexander expressed concern and commended \u200bemergency service workers for their response 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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Crews safe in fiery North Sea collision between vessels<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031202\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An oil tanker and a cargo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ship\">ship<\/a> had a fiery collision off the coast of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Kingdom\">United Kingdom<\/a> Monday morning, with officials saying all crew have been accounted for.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Graham Stuart, a conservative member of the British Parliament representing the area near the incident, said that all&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamstuart.com\/news\/withernsea-tanker-collision\" target=\"_blank\">36 crew members<\/a>&nbsp;on both ships were safe, with one being hospitalized.<\/span> The collision between MV Stena Immaculate, a U.S.-flagged oil tanker, and the <em>Solong<\/em>, a Portuguese-flagged cargo vessel, occurred as the tanker was heading to the port of Grimsby and the cargo ship was heading to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341541\/four-times-minor-diplomatic-spats-had-a-major-geopolitical-impact\/\">Four <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">times minor diplomatic spats<\/a> had a major geopolitical impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341991\/canada-conservative-leader-paints-mark-carney-trudeau-devotee\/\">Canada&#8217;s Conservative leader paints Mark Carney as a Trudeau devotee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341947\/mark-carney-wins-canada-election-become-trudeaus-successor\/\">Mark Carney wins Canada election to become Trudeau&#8217;s successor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Videos of the incident shared <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1899104838715068882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"online\">online<\/a> show large fires on the two vessels. The collision occurred off the coast of East Yorkshire with the British Coastguard saying the alarm was raised at 9:48 a.m. local time. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HM Coastguard is currently coordinating the emergency response to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off the coast of East Yorkshire, resulting in fires aboard both vessels. The alarm was raised at 9.48am,&rdquo; the British Coastguard said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Crowley, the U.S.-based manager of MV Stena Immaculate, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Crowley\/posts\/1060239249475822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> Monday that its ship was struck by <em>Solong<\/em> while it was anchored off the North Sea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Stena Immaculate sustained a ruptured cargo tank containing Jet-A1 fuel due to the allision. A fire occurred as a result of the allision, and fuel was reported released. The Stena Immaculate crew abandoned the vessel following multiple explosions onboard. All Crowley mariners are safe and fully accounted for,&rdquo; the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Crowley immediately initiated its emergency vessel response plan and is actively working with public agencies to contain the fire and secure the vessel,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Crowley Maritime&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/03\/10\/oil-tanker-cargo-ship-collide-north-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed<\/a>&nbsp;to <em>the Telegraph<\/em> that the ship was working under a U.S. military contract at the time of the collision and was a part of the US Government Tanker Security Program.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental organizations like Greenpeace UK and local lawmakers like Stuart have sounded the alarm that the collision could cause an environmental crisis. It remains unclear how much fuel or oil was released into the water, as the sea itself and current weather conditions will also impact the severity of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>A Greenpeace spokesperson&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/cgq1pwjlqq2t\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;the BBC that no matter how much fuel has been lost, &ldquo;the speed of the response will also be crucial in limiting any impact.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike diesel fuel, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/response.restoration.noaa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Kerosene-Jet-Fuel.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimates<\/a>&nbsp;that jet fuels can have a less toxic effect on the environment, particularly in open water. The agency does warn that any aquatic organisms that come in direct contact with the fuel may be killed, however small leaks in open water may not necessarily result in mass killings of fish. Environmental impacts are expected to be greater in areas with small streams and dense vegetation, NOAA says.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3324502\/historic-american-made-ocean-liner-departs-for-one-final-voyage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HISTORIC AMERICAN-MADE OCEAN LINER DEPARTS FOR ONE FINAL VOYAGE\">HISTORIC AMERICAN-MADE OCEAN LINER DEPARTS FOR ONE FINAL VOYAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>British Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander said she was &ldquo;concerned&rdquo; about the incident and was receiving updates from officials on the collision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to thank all emergency service workers involved for their continued efforts in responding to the incident,&rdquo; Alexander <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Heidi_Labour\/status\/1899089128349675600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031202\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031202\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All crew members are safe after a fiery collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship off the UK coast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3714,"featured_media":2412047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/north-sea-england.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10119,39206,51883,26614,32076],"class_list":["post-2412046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-collision","tag-maritime-safety","tag-north-sea","tag-vessels","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/north-sea-england.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412046","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\/3714"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412050,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412046\/revisions\/2412050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}