Statement from Stena Bulk on Stena Immaculate

Please attribute to: Erik Hånell, President & CEO, Stena Bulk

Gothenburg: March 10, 2025
Stena Bulk reports that at approximately 1000 hrs UTC today, its oil/product tanker Stena Immaculate (IMO 9693018) was involved in an allision with the container ship SOLONG (IMO 9322554) while anchored off Hull in the North Sea. As a result of the incident, a cargo tank on the tanker carrying Jet A-1 fuel was breached, and a fire broke out.

The crew of the Stena Immaculate abandoned the vessel and are all safe and accounted for.

Stena Immaculate is operated and managed by the US-based logistics, marine and energy solutions company Crowley, serving government and commercial contracts. Crowley immediately initiated its emergency vessel response plan and is actively working with partners and the authorities to contain the fire and secure the vessel.

A significant support operation is present in the vicinity and is being coordinated by HM Humber Coastguard.

Crowley are taking primacy with communications on this incident.
 

For further enquiries, please contact:

Pat Adamson
MTI
+44 7836 766 947

Erik Hånell
President & CEO, Stena Bulk
erik.hanell@stenabulk.com

About Stena Bulk: With offices in seven countries, Stena Bulk is one of the world’s leading tanker shipping companies. The company controls a combined fleet of around 70 vessels. Stena Bulk is part of the Stena Sphere, which has more than 19,000 employees and sales of SEK 57 billion. www.stenabulk.com