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Rescuer says ‘it’s a miracle they didn’t all die’ after North Sea oil tanker crash

AT SEA, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 10: Fire and rescue services attend after a collision between oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the cargo vessel MV Solong off the coast of the Humber Estuary on March 10, 2025 at sea, United Kingdom. Thirty-two people were reportedly brought ashore with injuries after the collision of the oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the MV Solong, a cargo vessel, on Monday morning. (Photo by Lee Whitaker/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
Fire and rescue services attend after a collision between oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the cargo vessel MV Solong off the coast of the Humber Estuary (Picture: Getty)

One of the rescuers who responded to the mayday call when a shipping container collided with a tanker in the North Sea has said ‘It’s a miracle they didn’t all die’.

At least 37 crew aboard both vessels had an astonishing escape as ‘multiple explosions’ rocked US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate – anchored ten miles off Hull and loaded with highly flammable kerosene for American warplanes.

Its crew abandoned ship minutes after it was rammed by MV Solong – reportedly on autopilot as it headed from Scotland to Rotterdam with 15 containers of toxic sodium cyanide among its cargo.

Fears were growing last night of an environmental disaster, amid reports of fuel leaking out across the Humber Estuary towards the East Yorkshire coast.

Local MP Graham Stuart confirmed one person is in hospital, with all 36 others from both vessels safe.

A trawlerman who was among dozens of small boats which rushed to respond to the mayday call just before 10am described ‘very scary’ scenes as they were confronted with ‘plumes of smoke’ and a ‘really strong smell of burning’.

‘It’s a miracle they didn’t all die,’ he added. ‘The fog was pretty horrendous.’

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Huge change for Brits flogging clothes & junk on Vinted and Ebay – how it will affect you

UP to 300,000 Brits making money on Ebay or Vinted will no longer have to file a tedious tax return.

In a boost for side-hustlers, Treasury Minister James Murray will raise the threshold for filing a self-assessment tax form from £1,000 to £3,000.

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Up to 300,000 Brits making money on Ebay or Vinted will no longer have to file a tedious tax return[/caption]

The move, coming into force by 2029, will slash the admin burden for savvy Brits trading old clothes on Ebay, selling baked goods, driving a taxi or creating content online.

But it won’t change the amount of levy owed.

Instead of spending hours navigating the complex tax return system, a new and simple online form will be used for declaring cash earnings up to £3,000 in self-employed work.

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Tax Minister James Murray said: “From selling old games to creating content on social media, we are changing the way HMRC works to make it easier for Brits to make the very most of their entrepreneurial spirit.

“Taking hundreds of thousands of people out of filing tax returns means less time filling out forms and more time for them to grow their side-hustle.

“We are going further and faster to overhaul the way HMRC works to make sure it delivers the Plan for Change that will help put more money in people’s pockets.”

Of the 300,000 Brits to be spared the tedious self-assessment, 98 per cent are self-employed individuals who report small amounts of trading income, and 2 per cent report income from property.

Meanwhile 90,000 have no tax to pay and so this change will remove their need to report their trading income to HMRC at all.

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Bihar BTSC Insect Collector Exam Date 2025

Bihar BTSC Insect Collector Exam Date 2025 Author: Sarkari Exam Team Tag: 12th Pass Job Short Information : Bihar Technical Services Commission (BTSC) has recently release the exam date for the post of Insect Collector (Keet Sangrahakarta). This recruitment has been issued for 53 posts. Application for the Bihar BTSC Insect Collector Recruitment 2025 were ... Read more

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