The Stena Immaculate has begun its journey to the Port of Great Yarmouth, more than a month after it was struck while at anchor in the North Sea by the container ship Solong.

Oil tanker Stena Immaculate was operating as part of the US government’s tanker security programme, a group of commercial vessels that can be contracted to carry fuel for the military when needed.

The Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided in the North Sea, off East Yorkshire, on 10 March, triggering an explosion and fires, which had now been extinguished.

The Stena Immaculate, which Kane said was carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel when it crashed, is part of a fleet of 10 tankers involved in a US government program to supply its military with fuel.

The incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. UTC, while the Stena Immaculate was stationary and anchored about 10 miles off the North Sea coast near Hull, England, according to Crowley.

The Stena Immaculate was carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel at the time, with at least one cargo tank rupturing in the collision and resulting in multiple explosions onboard, according to Crowley.

The Stena Immaculate, which Kane said was carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel when it crashed, is part of a fleet of 10 tankers involved in a US government program to supply its military with fuel.