‘Heroic’ crew of North Sea crash ship triggered crucial fire-fighting system

The US oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate which was struck by the Solong container ship, in the Humber Estuary, off the east coast of Yorkshire Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

The “heroic” crew of a US oil tanker struck in the North Sea triggered a crucial fire-fighting system before abandoning the ship.

Thanks to their efforts, only one of the Stena Immaculate’s cargo tanks containing jet fuel was damaged, Crowley, the maritime company managing the Stena Immaculate, has said.