A catastrophic collision occurred in the North Sea between the anchored U.S.-flagged oil tanker Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong.
About North Sea
The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain, Jutland, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Hauts-de-France.
The North Sea is bordered by the United Kingdom (including Scotland and England), Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is the shortest shipping route for freight transportation between Europe and countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
It straddles four seas of the Arctic Ocean.
Running to 5,600 km, the Route begins at the boundary between the Barents and the Kara seas (Kara Strait) and ends in the Bering Strait.