The fire triggered by the collision between a cargo cargo and an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday, off England, “Has raging overnight and he is still underway Tuesday morning”said the agency France-Presse the director of the port of Grimsby, Martyn Boyers, Tuesday March 11 in the morning.
The oil tanker, STENA IMMACULATEchartered by the American army, was anchoring about 16 kilometers off the city of Hull, in Yorkshire, on the east coast of the United Kingdom, when it was struck by the container holder Solong in still unknown circumstances.
The cargo cargo, swinging Portuguese pavilion, was carrying an undefined quantity of alcohol and fifteen containers of sodium cyanide, which in contact with water forms a flammable and very toxic gas, according to the specialized site Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
Interrupted research
The collision led to a huge fire and a kerosene leak, making a ecological disaster fear. The research to find a disappeared crew member of the cargo was interrupted overnight. In total, thirty-six crew members were brought back to the land safely and sound.
The incident occurred on Monday morning and led to a vast rescue operation. The Greenpeace environment for the environment “Extremely concerned” by “Multiple toxic risks” caused by the collision.