An oil tanker and a cargo vessel collided off the British coast in the North Sea on Monday, according to the U.K. coast guard. The UK’s national maritime emergency service, His Majesty’s Coastguard, is currently coordinating the response to the collision near East Yorkshire in England. The incident was reported at 9:48 a.m. local time (5:48 a.m. ET), prompting the dispatch of a coastguard rescue helicopter and lifeboats from several areas including Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe, and Cleethorpes. The British government’s Marine and Coastguard Agency stated that an HM Coastguard aircraft and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability are also being mobilized. There is no immediate information regarding any injuries resulting from the collision as of early Monday morning.
