Container ship severely damaged in North Sea collision to be towed to Scotland

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire, following a collision with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

A stricken container ship which was involved in a collision with a tanker in the North Sea is to be towed to Aberdeen, according to the Coastguard.

The Solong collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate about 12 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire on March 10, leaving one man missing, presumed dead.