A tanker and a cargo vessel have collided in the North Sea, the Coastguard said.
An HM Coastguard spokesman said: “HM Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the emergency response to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off the coast of east Yorkshire.
“The alarm was raised at 9.48am.
“A Coastguard rescue helicopter from Humberside was called, alongside lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capability.
“The incident remains ongoing.”
The two ships involved are a US-registered oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, and a Portuguese-flagged container ship named Solong.
An RNLI lifeboat from Bridlington is at the scene.
Tanker said to be carrying aviation fuel
Visibility in the Humber area is poor, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts of 25mph amid misty conditions.
“Areas of fog and low cloud lifting as winds increase through the morning, with some warm, if rather hazy sunny spells expected in places for a time,” said the weather agency this morning in its forecast for Yorkshire and Humber.
“Thicker cloud and a little rain moving southwards during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14C.”
The Humber is one of Britain’s most important port estuaries, serving Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole.