The injured had been brought ashore for treatment “in three vessels”, the Grimsby port director Martin Boyers told AFP, adding that “ambulances were queueing on the quay”.
The spokesman added the Coastguard was carrying out an assessment of the likely counter pollution response required.
There were reports of “fires on both ships” that UK lifeboat services were responding to, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) confirmed to AFP.
The International Maritime Organization confirmed to AFP “the current focus is on the firefighting and search and rescue operation”.
She also thanked all the emergency services which rushed to the scene.
A Coastguard helicopter, aircraft, lifeboats from four towns and other nearby vessels were part of the large rescue operation, the Coastguard added.
The tanker was named as the Stena Immaculate by online ship tracking service Marine Traffic, which said the vessel was anchored near its destination, Immingham, near Hull.
An Associated British Ports (ABP), which operates the Port of Hull and Immingham, said it was “aware” of the incident and was “assisting” the Coastguard.
The MarineTraffic shipping tracker said the cargo ship involved was the Portuguese-flagged “Solong”, owned by the German company Reederei Koepping.
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