Fire Broke out after Oil Tanker and Cargo Ship Collided Off Coast of Britain 32 People Injured

Uk cargo ship collide: On Monday, (March 10, 2025) near the coast of Eastern England of Britain, there was a fierce collision between an oil tanker and cargo ship. After this accident, both ships caught fire, causing chaos in the sea.

32 people were injured in the incident, they were brought to the safe coast, but the condition of some is said to be critical. At present, a large -scale rescue operation is going on at the scene. However, it is not yet clear how this accident happened.

Rescue operation and coast guard action
Grimsbi port director Martin Boyers said that the injured were given first aid in three different ships. There is a queue of ambulances on the coast and the process of transporting people to the hospital is going on.

Teams involved in rescue operations:
Coast Guard Helicopter & Aircraft
Lifeboats came from four cities
The help of nearby ships is being taken
In the video footage shown on the UK television channels, a huge gust of dark smoke and flames appeared from the scene, about 10 miles (16 km) from the coast.

Oil tanker came from Greece
According to Bloomberg report, it came from Greece, a ship filled with petroleum products. After the collision, many people jumped from the ship and fell into the sea.
Lifeboat agencies intensified rescue operations. Such a collision is rarely seen in the North Sea.

Some similar accidents happened in the past years:
In October 2023, a collision of Verity and Polesi ships near Heligoland Islands in Germany. Three people were killed, two still missing. Verity ship drowned in the sea.

In October 2015, the flinterrestar cargo ship collided with a tanker 8 km from the Belgian coast. 125 tonnes of diesel and 427 tonnes of fuel drowned the ship. The accident of oil tanker and cargo ship on the coast of Britain has raised serious questions about maritime security. The rescue operation is going on, now only after a detailed investigation into the incident, the real reasons of the collision will be revealed.