The collision took place about 13 miles (20km) off the East Yorkshire coast, near Hull and Grimsby, in a busy shipping area.
Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil ...
A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one ...
While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.