JUST IN: Oil Tanker Collides With Container Vessel ,One Seafarer Missing

 

 

An oil tanker and a container vessel have collided off the East Yorkshire coast, near Hull. More than 36 crew members have been brought to safety ashore in Grimsby, but some remain unaccounted for.

The vessels involved are the MV Stena Immaculate, a US-managed oil and chemical tanker traveling from Greece to Hull, and the Solong, a Portuguese container ship sailing from Scotland to Rotterdam.

Rescue teams, including coastguard helicopters and lifeboats from Bridlington, Mablethorpe, and Skegness, are actively involved in ongoing search and rescue operations.

Our thoughts are with all seafarers involved, their families, and everyone working tirelessly in the rescue efforts. Hoping for the safe return of thos

As at Tuesday,March 11 2025, reports suggest that search and rescue has been called off for a crew member missing from the container ship Solong involved in the fiery collision with the tanker Stena Immaculate.

 

36 crew from collision between the Solong and Stena Immaculate were reportedly saved, while one in hospital

The two vessels remain on fire
One crew member of the Portuguese-flagged container vessel Solong which collided with the product tanker Stena Immaculate, which was stationary and at anchor, remains missing and the search for the sailor was ended.

Earlier reports had suggested that all crew had been rescued, with one hospitalised, however, the UK coastguard confirmed at 21:30 local time on 10 March that 36 crew had been saved with one in hospital.

“One crew member of the Solong remains unaccounted for, after an extensive search for the missing crew member sadly they have not been found and the search has ended.

“The two vessels remain on fire and coastguard aircraft are monitoring the situation.”

Ernst Russ, shipmanager for the Solong, said it immediately activated an emergency response team to deal with the incident.

A spokesperson for the Ernst Russ said the company remains in contact with “The Master of Solong and all relevant marine authorities at Humberside. The first priority is the safety of the crew(s), all responders and the environment.”

Solong had 15 containers of the toxic chemical sodium cyanide, which is water soluble and will emit highly flammable hydrogen cyanide gas when mixed with water.

Ernst Russ had not reported what the other loaded containers had as cargo.

“An assessment of any required counter pollution response is being carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention is working with the salvors and insurance companies,” said the HM Coastguard.

Meanwhile, the BBC reported that crew from the Stena vessel were seen at a Grimsby supermarket buying clothes after having to make a rapid retreat from the burning tanker.

The BBC said: “He left the ship with just his wallet and his phone. The other crew members seemed to be in a similar situation. He [the seafarer] added that the cargo vessel – Solong – just came out of the blue and crashed into them at a speed of 16 knots.”

HM Coastguard said the incident response remains ongoing and updates will be provided as the situation develops.