LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s coastguard is responding to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off England’s northeastern coast, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said on Monday.
A helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, lifeboats and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability were called to the incident, the agency said.
The alarm for the incident, which remains ongoing, was raised at 0948 GMT.
The BBC reported that the oil tanker involved in the collision was on fire. Reuters could not immediately verify that report.
The United Nations shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization, is aware of the situation, and is checking further, it said.
Maritime analytics website Marine Traffic showed a number of vessels including container ships and oil tankers in the area of the North Sea where the collision occurred.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar and Jonathan Saul; editing by William James)
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