Footage shows oil tanker and cargo vessel on fire in North Sea

An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the North Sea, just off the coast near Hull on Monday. The collision occurred in the early hours, causing large fires on both ships as rescue missions set out to extinguish the blaze and rescue the crew

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[Hermitthecog]

There's literally a whole ocean's worth of shoulder to that road and yet they still manage to collide?!? 🤦

[YWang-vlzh]

The world makes fun of the UK’s bad weather, but much of the coast line is unbelievably beautiful. Please, not another oil spill.

[Sjoldschool]

With all that’s going on in the world right now I’m sceptical about this one.

[oilylampman]

I often wondered, if the captain of the 'costa concordia' had got another Job? Question answered.

[Vinny-Zen]

Worlds dumbest ship crew must have been onboard or it was a pre-planned attack.

[wickedmartyn]

I wonder if both ships are owned by the same parent company..

[MichaelHolliday-xz]

How is this possible in this day and age with the technology we've got surely they should have seen each other from miles apart

[DavidJohnson-ygqm]

Answer this. How does a container ship crash into a tanker at anchor. Is this negligence???

[mrjinks]

How the Fk do two huge ships collide with sophisticated equipment on board in a huge expanse of uninterrupted water 🤷‍♂️ How.

[jrtstrategicapital]

How does a container ship HIT A PARKED TANKER!

[carlmitchell]

How could this happen. Can only be negligence.

[fruitydonz._.]

getting a bit too close to bo2 campaign now

[kubhlaikhan]

These waters are so tightly controlled it's virtually impossible for two large ships to collide accidentally, even in bad weather (which it wasn't).

[Devilsgreedybelly]

Insurance job? Helicopters hitting planes, boats hitting bridges, are people distracted by phones or is it sheer incompetence, either way it's on the rise.

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[roderodeo]

Our oceans are already fecked and now this…

[BillWD]

Yes there was fog.
Also, turning and stopping a big ship takes a couple of miles potentially.

There is, however, really nothing but the utmost, unusual circumstance that can excuse this event. For example: terrorism, health emergency, catastrophic engine failure.

We are not just talking about the sailor's lives but the health of local coastal people. About the effects on the coastal area's biodiversity, about the financial hit this will cause the coastal areas through people not wanting to holiday there over the summer for health concerns.

Answers needed.
Actions needed.
Responsibility punished meaningfully.

[SewayPL]

Grimby's port 😂 classic Grauniad thanks for the morning laughs

[RomaanMohammed-wdyk]

Cargo vessel more like counter terrorism submarine

[Vongreimbf]

Its happened when u let the Menace "Black Fog" roaming at sea

[allantait-lr]

This looks like he did it on purpose you can clearly see they were driving for miles straight to it like a rocket wth