Wildlife experts have warned of potential damage to the environment after an oil tanker and c argo ship crashed in the North Sea. Concern is growing for the potential damage to the environment caused by a toxic cocktail of fuel and sodium cyanide after the MV Solong cargo ship crashed into the Stena Immaculate oil tanker carrying jet fuel for the US army yesterday.

The US oil tanker, Stena Immaculate, remains afloat following the collision with a cargo ship off the UK coast, but now sports a gaping hole in its side.

Smoke and flames billowed from an oil tanker and a cargo ship that collided off the east coast of England on March 10.