IN PHOTOS: Massive fire breaks out at cargo ship laden with toxic materials off Withernsea coast in England

Fires rise after the MV Solong, a cargo ship laden with toxic materials, crashes into the MV Immaculate, a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, east of England. (Pics/AFP)

Updated On: 2025-03-11 09:33 PM IST

Compiled by : Anisha Shrivastava

The cargo ship MV Solong on Fire. (Pic/AFP)

A cargo ship collided with the MV Immaculate, a tanker which carried flammable jet fuel, on March 10

Fire containing toxic smoke ranged after the collision in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, east of England

Any spill from the collision may harm the local environment and coastline which is home to seals, porpoises and some protected waders and waterfowl

Hazardous fumes from damaged containers on the deck of the cargo ship 

Tug boats stand off in the North Sea 

Questions mounted about how the accident happened

Four tugboats seen around the cargo ship in the North Sea 

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