An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the North Sea, just off the coast near Hull on Monday. The crews of an oil tanker and a cargo ship are 'safe and accounted for', a maritime company has said. The collision occurred in the early hours, causing large fires on both ships as rescue missions set out to extinguish the blaze and rescue the crew

• North Sea collision: oil tanker and cargo ship crews ‘safe and accounted for’