Marine traffic websites suggest the container ship the Solong hit the Stena Immaculate while the oil tanker was anchored and stationary in the North Sea.
The tanker had been chartered by the US military, and a subsequent leak of aviation fuel has raised fears of environmental damage.
Sky's data and forensics correspondent, Tom Cheshire, has been taking a look at how the collision happened.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/north-sea-latest-oil-tanker-and-cargo-collide-in-north-sea-with-reports-of-fires-on-both-ships-13325750
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