A ship that struck a Stena tanker in the North Sea is expected to sink after multiple explosions set both vessels on fire, according to a government minister.

The 804-teu feedermax Solong (built 2005) collided with the anchored 49,700-dwt Stena Immaculate (built 2017), 13 nautical miles (24 km) off the coast of eastern England on Monday morning.

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Transport minister Mike Kane told British MPs on Tuesday that the fire on the Stena Immaculate appeared to be out, but the Solong continued to burn.