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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency reported that Britain's coastguard is currently dealing with a collision between a tanker and cargo ship off the northeastern coast of England. The agency stated that a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Humberside, lifeboats from Skegness, Bridlington, Maplethorpe, and Cleethorpes, an HM Coastguard fixed-wing aircraft, and nearby vessels with fire-fighting capabilities have been mobilized. The incident is ongoing after the alarm was raised at 0948 GMT. The BBC noted the oil tanker was on fire, a report that Reuters could not immediately confirm.