Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast in England.
In Pictures: UK Cargo Ship Collides With US Tanker In North Sea
On Monday, the cargo ship collided with MV Stena Immaculate, a tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military in the North Sea off eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze. The collision sent jet fuel pouring into the sea and sparked fears of significant environmental damage.
Britain Ships Collide: Solong cargo ship
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The Solong container drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire, following a collision on Monday with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker, operating as part of the US government's Tanker Security Programme.
Britain Ships Collide: Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship
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Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast.
Britain Ships Collide: The damaged MV Stena Immaculate tanker
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The damaged MV Stena Immaculate tanker is seen at anchor off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea near Grimsby, England.
Britain Ships Collide: View of Solong container ship
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Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire following a collision on Monday with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker, operating as part of the US government's Tanker Security Programme.
Britain Ships Collide: A view of the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker
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A view of the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker, operating as part of the US government's Tanker Security Programme, at anchor in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire following a collision on Monday with the Solong container ship.
Britain Ships Collide: Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship
| Photo: Danny Lawson/PA via AP
Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire following a collision on Monday with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker, operating as part of the US government's Tanker Security Programme.
Britain Ships Collide: Smoke billows from the MV Solong
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Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast in England.
Britain Ships Collide: View of damaged fuel tanker MV Stena Immaculate
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This picture taken from video shows damaged parts of the fuel tanker MV Stena Immaculate in the northern sea, off the coast of northeast England.
Britain Ships Collide: The damaged MV Stena Immaculate tanker is seen
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The damaged MV Stena Immaculate tanker is seen at anchor off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea near Grimsby, England in England.
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