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North Sea collision: Ship carrying chemical hits jet fuel tanker

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Fires still burning on oil tanker carrying jet fuel and cargo ship carrying toxic chemicals.

36 people have been rescued, with one person taken to hospital.

Collision involved US -registered Stena Immaculate and Portuguese -flagged Solong .

The cargo ship was carrying 15 containers of sodium cyanide when it collided with the tanker.

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formal

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English

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52

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