Thirty-six people have been brought ashore after a cargo vessel collided with an oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast.
One crew member from the cargo vessel is missing, the operator says – this has not been confirmed by the coastguard. The two vessels were abandoned and its thought that the search has now ended.
It’s emerged that the cargo ship was carrying 15 containers of the toxic chemical sodium cyanide
The tanker was carrying jet fuel for the US government, some of which is spilling into the North Sea.
The incident occurred before 10:00 GMT, with the Stena Immaculate tanker apparently hit while at anchor by the container Solong.
