Two ships are reported to have collided in the North Sea this morning. The incident is understood to have involved an oil tanker, reportedly on fire, and a cargo ship. The alarm was raised just before 10am this morning. An emergency response is being led by HM Coastguard. The incident is said to be ongoing.

On Monday, the cargo ship collided with MV Stena Immaculate, a tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military in the North Sea off eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze. The collision sent jet fuel pouring into the sea and sparked fears of significant environmental damage.

More than 30 casualties have been brought ashore at Grimsby following a collision between a tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea.

Marine traffic maps show the moment the US-flagged tanker MV Stena Immaculate collided with Portugese-flagged ship MV Solong. on Monday. The collision occurred near the Humber Estuary, with several crew members still unaccounted for and dozens of deaths have been confirmed.

An oil tanker reportedly on fire in the North Sea after colliding with a cargo vessel. Lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter were called to the collision in the Humber Estuary on Monday morning, believed to involve a US-flagged tanker called the MV Stena Immaculate.