Cargo Vessel Crashes Into US-Flagged Tanker Carrying Jet Fuel
The Stena Immaculate was under a 70-day contract with the Military Sealift Command, transporting fuel for the Defense Logistics Agency Energy
LONDON – A Portuguese-flagged container ship collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker carrying jet fuel and initially reported to be carrying sodium cyanide in the North Sea. While one crew member sustained injuries and received treatment, the remaining 36 crew members are reportedly "safe and accounted for," according to British Member of Parliament Graham Stuart. Update: Later reports said 32 were injured and transported to a nearby hospital, and although the vessel had carried sodium cyanide in previous voyages, it was later reported it wasn’t transporting it at the time of the collision.
The U.S.-flagged tanker, MV Stena Immaculate, was anchored when it was struck by the Portuguese-flagged container ship MV Solong, which was traveling at approximately 16 knots, according to the UK’s HM Coast Guard. The impact caused a tank on the Stena Immaculate to rupture, leading to multiple large explosions.
Port of Grimsby East CEO Martyn Boyers said that 32 people were injured during the incident and transported to a hospital nearby.
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