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| 32 injured in collision between tanker and container ship in North Sea |
| 2025-03-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] At least 32 people were injured as a result of a collision between a tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea, Sky News reported on March 10. According to these data, the crew members of both ships were brought to the nearest port on three boats. The health condition of the victims is not reported. The tanker was at anchor when the container ship crashed into it, the authors also noted. Earlier it was reported that the Stena, operated by the American company Crowley, collided with another ship off the north-east coast of England. Both vessels caught fire. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 7, Turkish media reported that a tanker and a container ship collided in the Sea of ​​Marmara off the coast of Istanbul. The incident occurred 9 km from the shore. As a result of the collision, the tanker's ballast tank burst, and contaminated water spilled into the sea. The coast guard arrived at the scene to eliminate the consequences of the emergency. According to preliminary data, no one was injured in the collision. In February, the tanker Natig Aliyev and the dry cargo ship Begonia got stuck side by side in the port of Novorossiysk. The ships were at anchor, but due to a storm and an untimely engine start, Natig Aliyev drifted and fell into the Begonia. It was reported that the ships did not suffer any serious damage, and no environmental damage was recorded. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 One maritime collision a mistake, twice a coincidence?? or is it?? |
| Posted by: illeagle 2025-03-11 17:22 |
| #3 The ship postioning data shows the the containership driving straight into to the tanker. And Skid, it turns out the tanker is a Navy leased asset, in the Tanker Security Program. Reports are the the container captain has been arrested. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2025-03-11 16:30 |
| #2 Could ship that hit US tanker have been hacked? White House refuses to rule out foul play as 140,000 tons of jet oil burns at sea |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-11 00:46 |
| #1 And not a mention of the U.S. Navy. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-11 00:06 |