Fires out on container ship involved in North Sea collision

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2025-03-18

London (PA Media/dpa) - Fires have been extinguished aboard a container ship which collided with a tanker in the North Sea as concerns continue about the effect on wildlife of plastic pellets released from the vessel. The coastguard said firefighting teams have successfully quelled the blazes on the Solong, a week after it collided with the fuel tanker Stena Immaculate about 17 miles off the coast of England. Operations are now continuing to deal......

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