A vicious blaze started in the North Sea off the coast of eastern England after a cargo ship collided with a U.S.-flagged tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military.
The collision caused multiple explosions and set both vessels ablaze.
Fuel poured into the water, reports stated.
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From the Associated Press:
All but one of the 37 crew of the two ships were brought safely ashore. One crew member from the cargo ship, Solong, was missing, the vessel’s owner Ernst Russ said in a statement.
The ship owner said “13 of the 14 Solong crew members have been brought safely (to) shore.” The owner of the fuel tanker said all 23 of its crew members were safe.
The two ships were still ablaze 12
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