Search for missing crew member called off following sea collision near the Humber estuary
One person missing after a cargo ship crashed into an oil tanker close to the Humber estuary
Last updated 11th Mar 2025
The Coastguard's called off searches for a missing crew member after a crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship just off the Humber estuary
It's thought both vessels remain on fire - while jet fuel's leaking into the North Sea.
3\6 crew were transported to Grimsby yesterday - one was taken to hospital
Meanwhile, the government is being urged to set out a rapid response plan to support services on the ground.
MP for Grimsby and Cleethorpes Melanie Onn says extra assistance may be needed.
She's been telling us: " Of course if we don't have the necessary resources to manage all of the different elements that are coming and evolving through the course of this situation then yes I will asking for additional resources to support the effort in securing the vessels."
If birds ingest bits of the oil - which is very toxic - it can just kill them from that
"Of course it's tidal in the Humber so we have to wait for it to be high tide to get large vessels back into port."
"But there will be some really serious concerns about what that will mean for local marine life and the environment more broadly."
And it's that potential for pollution that's causing a lot of concern now with that leak of jet fuel.
Jonathon Leadley is from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - he told us: "We've got the Flamborough headland - famed for it's fantastic seabird cliffs."
"It's got internationally important numbers of seabirds which are just gathering now ahead of the breeding season."
"It's England's biggest gannet colony for instance."
"Thinking about birds - if the oil gets into their feathers they try and clean it off and they ingest bits of the oil in doing so - which is very toxic - and can just kill them from that."
"If that doesn't kill them then the feathers get very waterlogged and they lose the ability to keep warm."
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