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Tanker hired by U.S. military ablaze off U.K. after hit by container ship

A tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military was hit by a container ship off northeast England on Monday, with the collision igniting a blaze on both vessels, causing multiple explosions and forcing both crews to abandon ship.

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Fire and rescue service crews respond to a collision between oil tanker and a cargo ship off the northeastern coast of England in this picture obtained by Reuters on March 10.
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Smoke and flames rise from a collision between oil tanker and a cargo ship off the northeastern coast of England in this picture obtained by Reuters on March 10.
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A vessel waits by the quayside at the Port of Grimsby, after a fuel tanker, operated by U.S. company Crowley and owned by Stena, and a container vessel named Solong were involved in a collision off the coast of northeast England, in Grimsby, Britain, March 10.
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A person walks by a sign for the Port of Grimsby, after a fuel tanker, operated by U.S. company Crowley and owned by Stena, and a container vessel named Solong were involved in a collision off the coast of northeast England, in Grimsby, Britain, March 10.
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The James Cook University Hospital's Urgent and Emergency Care department, where staff are on standby to receive helicopters carrying crew members from vessels that collided off the coast of northeast England, is seen in Middlesbrough, Britain, March 10.

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