
Aerial surveillance flights of the two vessels involved in this weeks collision off the Yorkshire Coast are continuing.
The incident involved a collision between vessels Solong and Stena Immaculate off the coast of East Yorkshire at just before 10am on Monday.
Stena Immaculate was carrying about 220,000 barrels of jet fuel. The other vessel, the Solong is a cargo ship. Both vessels will have been carrying significant quantities of fuel oil.
In an update Chief Coastguard Paddy O'Callaghan said:
“Both vessels are presently stable and salvors have been on board to carry out initial damage assessments to secure future safe access to both ships.
“The location of the vessels remains unchanged - the STENA IMMACULATE remains at anchor. The SOLONG continues to be held in a safe location connected to a tug.
“Small pockets of fire are still reported to be on the top deck of SOLONG, these are being contained and monitored closely. Specialist vessels are present to support the firefighting effort.
“Aerial surveillance flights continue to monitor the vessels and confirm that there does not appear to be any pollution from either the STENA IMMACULATE or SOLONG.”
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