The crew of an oil tanker are “safe and accounted for” after jet fuel was released during a crash with a cargo ship in the North Sea, a maritime company has said. Crowley, which manages the Stena Immaculate, said there were “multiple explosions onboard” when the vessel suffered a ruptured cargo tank. More than 30 people have been brought ashore so far after the collision off the coast of East Yorkshire on Monday morning. #Humber #oiltanker
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00:00Hello, I'm Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post.
00:04The crew of an oil tanker are safe and accounted for
00:08after jet fuel was released during a crash with a cargo ship in the North Sea.
00:14Crowley, which manages the Stenna Immaculate, said there were multiple explosions on board
00:20when the vessel suffered a ruptured cargo tank.
00:24More than 30 people have been brought ashore so far
00:28after the collision off the coast of East Yorkshire on Monday morning.
00:32Footage from the scene showed clouds of black smoke in the air.
00:36I'm Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.