Ship collision off Hull

[Alfie168]

A cargo ship and oil tanker have collided off Hull. The first film I've seen on the news looks like a war zone with flames and black smoke. It looks pretty horrific at first sight

BBC News - Oil tanker and cargo vessel collide in North Sea
Oil tanker and cargo vessel collide in North Sea - BBC News

 

[BobnLesley]

Oil tanker at anchor?

 

[RivalRedwing]

MAIB report will be interesting in due course, notable that the BBC claims AIS indicates the tanker was at anchor.

 

[Minerva]

Is it still a "Sorry mate, Didn't see you" when you crash into a ruddy big oil tanker?

 

[ProDave]

OOW of container ship will have some explaining to do.

 

[dunedin]

OOW of container ship will have some explaining to do.

Looks like it was doing 16 knots just before impact with the oil tanker.
Sadly there could well be severe injuries and / or fatalities amongst the crews, particularly if crew on the anchored vessel were below decks. More important things than explanations will be the priority for now.

 

[DreadShips]

The AIS track of Solong is basically dead straight from the Tyne to the scene of the accident, where it hits the tanker that's sat at anchor and broadcasting on AIS. No sign of anybody taking any sort of avoiding action right up until the collision.

Absolutely shocking.

One crew member reported missing, which explains why there's still a lot of smaller vessels moving around the scene.

 

[SaltIre]

Looks like it was doing 16 knots just before impact with the oil tanker.
Sadly there could well be severe injuries and / or fatalities amongst the crews, particularly if crew on the anchored vessel were below decks. More important things than explanations will be the priority for now.

Update:

all the crew of the oil tanker the MV Stena Immaculate are accounted for and safe.
Oil tanker and cargo vessel collide in North Sea

 

[Mark-1]

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[RupertW]

I’m a bit disappointed that capnsensible hasn’t told us off for speculating yet. Hopefully he’s sleeping off a good weekend.

AIS is highly interesting, even if it has got people speculating that the ship that was moving might be more to blame than the ship that was anchored when they collided. Hope everyone is ok - just saw it reported the whole tanker crew are off and safe.

 

[DreadShips]

The tanker crew are safe, but as far as I know that wasn't the case for the cargo vessel - with at least one unaccounted for earlier. (Note the specific news that the tanker crew are safe - no word on injuries though, and that fire looks intense)

 

[BobnLesley]

OOW of container ship will have some explaining to do.

I think that might be the ex-OOW?

 

[RivalRedwing]

Fire damage of the exterior of the container ship as pictured on the BBC does not look good....

 

[DreadShips]

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Apart from a slight wobble near the Tyne it followed a dead straight run down the coast of England that would only just clear the anchorage outside the Humber. There's also previous paths on exactly the same course. It seems fairly obvious the cargo vessel was on autopilot to its next regular waypoint with no regard to what might be in the way.

 

[Mark-1]

No, and nobody saw torpedo boats, so not the Baltic Fleet either.

Apart from a slight wobble near the Tyne it followed a dead straight run down the coast of England that would only just clear the anchorage outside the Humber. There's also previous paths on exactly the same course. It seems fairly obvious the cargo vessel was on autopilot to its next regular waypoint with no regard to what might be in the way.

That's "good" news, then. What a mindless thing to do.

 

[awol]

Of course this is not a "collision" between ships, rather an "allision".

 

[SaltIre]

Of course this is not a "collision" between ships, rather an "allision".

Yup. For the sake of accuracy, the OP should edit the thread title.

 

[kingsebi]

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Apart from a slight wobble near the Tyne it followed a dead straight run down the coast of England that would only just clear the anchorage outside the Humber. There's also previous paths on exactly the same course. It seems fairly obvious the cargo vessel was on autopilot to its next regular waypoint with no regard to what might be in the way.

Really? They leave an 100,000 ton vessel on autopilot without keeping watch? No one keeping watch on the oil tanker? No AIS or radar alarm going off on either ship? No radio contact established, nothing?

 

[capnsensible]

I’m a bit disappointed that capnsensible hasn’t told us off for speculating yet. Hopefully he’s sleeping off a good weekend.

AIS is highly interesting, even if it has got people speculating that the ship that was moving might be more to blame than the ship that was anchored when they collided. Hope everyone is ok - just saw it reported the whole tanker crew are off and safe.

Speculate yer arris off, if you want, but include me out.

I have patience.

 

[Wansworth]

Speculate yer arris off, if you want, but include me out.

I have patience.

Have my afternoon tea and am in armchair ready