Investing.com -- An American oil tanker and a cargo ship have collided in the North Sea, according to the coastguard. The incident took place in the Humber Estuary on Monday morning. The US-flagged tanker involved in the collision is known as the MV Stena Immaculate.

At the time of the collision, the American tanker was at anchor, as reported by the ship tracking tool Vesselfinder. The coastguard has been coordinating the emergency response to this incident off the coast of East Yorkshire.

The coastguard received the first alert about the collision at 9.48am. In response, a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Humberside was deployed. Additionally, lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe, and Cleethorpes, a HM Coastguard fixed wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability were also called to the scene.

As of now, the incident is still being managed, indicating that the situation remains unresolved.

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