Cargo ship captain arrested in North Sea collision with US-flagged tanker is Russian national, owner says
The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into an oil tanker off the English coast is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as maritime experts search for answers.
UK pollution fears ease after cargo ship crash, Russian captain still in detention
Fears of an environmental disaster eased on Wednesday, two days after a container ship ploughed into a stationary U.S. fuel tanker off northeast England, as the vessel's owner said the detained captain was a Russian national.
Cargo ship that crashed into tanker carrying US Army jet fuel had Russian captain
On Monday, in a tragic incident, a Portuguese-flagged cargo vessel called Solong, carrying toxic chemicals, crashed into a US-flagged tanker carrying jet fuel for the US Army off the UK coast. According to the reports quoting Solong’s owner,
Captain of Ship That Hit North Sea Tanker Is Russian, Company Says
The police in Britain detained the ship’s captain on suspicion of gross negligence after it crashed into an oil tanker that was being operated by the U.S. Navy.
Russian Was Captain of Ship That Crashed Into U.S. Military Supply Vessel
The container ship Solong collided with the Stena Immaculate, a vessel that had been chartered by the U.S. military.
North Sea collision latest: Solong cargo ship remains on fire as arrested captain revealed as Russian
Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, confirmed the vessel’s captain had been arrested by Humberside Police on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after a crew member was presumed dead when a search-and-rescue operation was ended on Monday evening.
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Manslaughter After Ship Hits Tanker in North Sea
The 59-year-old man was arrested after a container ship struck an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday. A crew member was presumed dead after an extensive search was called off.
Seafarer still missing after collision sparks double ship fire in North Sea
Crowley, a Florida-based maritime conglomerate, said the Stena Immaculate suffered a rupture in a cargo tank carrying A1 jet fuel after the ship sustained an “allision” — a term that implies the ship was stationary and struck by the Solong. Fuel was released, the company said.
North Sea collision latest: Oil tanker blaze is finally extinguished – but Solong cargo ship remains on fire
The fire on an oil tanker involved in the crash in the North Sea has finally gone out, several days after it collided with a container ship near the Humber Estuary. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Captain Arrested in UK Ship Crash Is Russian National, Owner Says
The captain of the Solong ship who was arrested after a collision with a tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the ship's owner Ernst Russ said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Jonathan Saul,
Russian captain held by UK police for longer over North Sea crash
UK police have extended their detention of the Russian captain of a ship that collided with a tanker carrying US military fuel, as Sir Keir Starmer said authorities must “get to the bottom” of Monday’s North Sea collision.
North Sea tanker collision - what we know so far
The collision took place about 13 miles (20km) off the East Yorkshire coast, near Hull and Grimsby, in a busy shipping area.
A fiery collision in the North Sea has raised fears of an environmental disaster. Here’s what we know
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Fire on tanker out after North Sea collision
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UK investigators take lead in probe to determine cause of fiery collision
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Solong Collision: No Sodium Cyanide on Board, Assures Shipowner
The container ship Solong, which was involved in a collision off the East Yorkshire coast, was confirmed to not carry sodium cyanide according to its owners, Ernst Russ. Although four containers ...
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Solong “unlikely to stay afloat” following strike on Stena Immaculate
This morning, efforts were continuing to extinguish fires aboard the U.S.-flag TSP-program tanker Stena Immaculate and the ...