Crew member missing from cargo ship after North Sea oil tanker crash

Smoke billowing into the air after a crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship off the coast of East Yorkshire (Bartek Smialek/PA)

One person is missing from a cargo ship after it crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea, the vessel’s owner has said.

Shipping company Ernst Russ said efforts to locate one of the 14 crew members aboard its Solong container ship were “ongoing” after the collision with the Stena Immaculate tanker off the coast of East Yorkshire on Monday morning.