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A cargo ship hits a tanker and they catch fire off England. The crew members are safe

Associated Press

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In this image taken from video provided by Denys Mezentsev, rescue crews work on site after a cargo ship was hit by a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, Monday, March 10, 2025, setting both vessels ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Denys Mezentsev via AP)
This image provided by Bartek miaek shows smoke billowing from a vessel after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel off eastern England on Monday, March 10, 2025 setting both ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Bartek miaek via AP)
This image provided by Bartek miaek shows a ship trying to extinguish the fire as smoke billows from a vessel after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel off eastern England on Monday, March 10, 2025 setting both ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Bartek miaek via AP)
A view of Grimsby Docks, Grimsby, north east England, Monday March 10, 2025, after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
In this image taken from video provided by Denys Mezentsev, rescue crews work on site after a cargo ship was hit by a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, Monday, March 10, 2025, setting both vessels ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Denys Mezentsev via AP)
A view of Grimsby Docks, Grimsby, north east England, Monday March 10, 2025, after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
This image provided by Bartek miaek shows a ship trying to extinguish the fire as smoke billows from a vessel after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel off eastern England on Monday, March 10, 2025 setting both ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Bartek miaek via AP)
A view of Grimsby Docks, Grimsby, north east England, Monday March 10, 2025, after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

In this image taken from video provided by Denys Mezentsev, rescue crews work on site after a cargo ship was hit by a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, Monday, March 10, 2025, setting both vessels ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Denys Mezentsev via AP)