A Portuguese container ship has collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker while the tanker was anchored in the North Sea, with both ships catching on fire, officials said.

The police in Britain detained the ship’s captain on suspicion of gross negligence after it crashed into an oil tanker that was being operated by the U.S. Navy.

Nearly three dozen people were taken to a hospital, Reuters reported, and one remained hospitalized Monday afternoon.

It added that both ships remained on fire. The Stena Immaculate, a 600-foot long oil tanker, was anchored in the North Sea when it was struck by a container ship called the Solong, according to ...

A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one ...

LONDON -- A man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after a cargo ship collided with an anchored oil tanker Monday in the North Sea, police said. The Portuguese container ...

The crash ruptured containers on the Solong and thousands of plastic pellets, called nurdles, have been washing up on beaches ...

Foul play has not been ruled out in a crash between a US military tanker and a container ship in the North Sea. The MV Solong ...

The collision between the Stena Immaculate tanker and Solong container ship took place in the North Sea near Hull shortly before 10am on Monday morning.

“Heroic” crew on a US oil tanker triggered a crucial fire-fighting system before abandoning ship after a crash in the North ...

LONDON -- The master of a container ship has been arrested after it collided with an anchored oil tanker Monday in the North Sea, the manager of the container vessel confirmed to ABC News.