The owners of an oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo ship in the North Sea have praised the "heroic action" of crew for limiting the damage. The Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday. One crew member of the Solong, Mark Angelo Pernia, is missing, presumed dead.

“Heroic” crew on a US oil tanker triggered a crucial fire-fighting system before abandoning ship after a crash in the North Sea. Thanks to their efforts, only one of the jet fuel tanks on the Stena Immaculate was damaged - Crowley, the company managing the ship, said.

The crew of a US oil tanker struck by a container ship in the North Sea have been praised as "heroic" for triggering a crucial firefighting system before abandoning the vessel.