The captain of a cargo ship has been arrested after it collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea. The Portuguese-flagged Solong and the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate crashed off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday.

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel in the North Sea. The incident happened near the Humber estuary,

Two ships are reported to have collided in the North Sea this morning. The incident is understood to have involved an oil tanker, reportedly on fire, and a cargo ship. The alarm was raised just before 10am this morning. An emergency response is being led by HM Coastguard. The incident is said to be ongoing.