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

A U.S. oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship collided and caught fire off the English coast.

A thermal imaging camera has captured the moment a cargo ship struck an oil tanker in the North Sea on 10 March. The video, captured by Orca AI, shows the Solong hitting the Stena Immaculate, before an explosion can be seen.

Crude oil fell, with market sentiment weighed by concerns over the potential economic impact of trade tariffs along with a fresh warning over a potential surplus in global crude supply.

Global oil demand is under pressure from the escalating trade war at the same time that OPEC+ is reviving output, threatening to deepen a supply surplus, the International Energy Agency said.

Oil prices edged lower in Asian trading Thursday, easing after a recent rebound as concerns over a potential U.S. recession and increasing production weighed on sentiment. Brent crude futures slipped 0.