Blaze-stricken tanker awaits rescue tug

A 2,550-ton tanker is anchored off the south coast of Britain after the crew put out a fire which had torn through its engine room.

The 13-man crew of the Danish-registered Sofie Theresa, which was carrying a cargo of wax, tackled the blaze 18 miles off Beachy Head at Eastbourne, East Sussex.