An oil tanker and a cargo vessel have collided in the North Sea, the Coastguard has said.
An HM Coastguard spokesperson said: “HM Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the emergency response to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off the coast of East Yorkshire.”
The RNLI said there were reports “that a number of people had abandoned the vessels following a collision and there were fires on both ships”.
The alarm was raised at 09:48 GMT and the incident “is ongoing”, an HM Coastguard spokesman.
A Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability.
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