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.
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.
Under arrest captain of Solong container ship involved in North Sea crash is Russian national, company says
On Monday morning, about 13 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire, the Solong sailed into the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate, which was carrying fuel for the US Navy. Fires broke out on board both vessels,
U.K. police arrest cargo ship's captain on suspicion of manslaughter in North Sea collision
The ship's captain arrested in connection with a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the German company that owns the vessel said on Wednesday.
Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian: vessel owner
The arrested captain of a cargo ship that hit a stationary tanker in the North Sea causing a huge blaze is a Russian national, the ship's owner told AFP Wednesday.
UK Police Charge Russian Captain Involved in U.S Tanker Ship Crash
A view shows the damaged cargo ship Solong, after it collided with a hull of Stena Immaculate oil tanker ship, as seen from Saltfleet, Britain, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) - British police said on Friday that they have charged the Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.
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.
Russian captain of ship that collided with U.S. tanker charged with manslaughter
Vladimir Motin, who was the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong, was charged with manslaughter.
UK Police Given More Time to Question Ship Crash Captain
The captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong has been held in police custody since Monday following his arrest on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship hit the
Ship captain charged over North Sea collision
The captain of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter. Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg,
A fiery collision in the North Sea has raised fears of an environmental disaster. Here’s what we know
Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil ...
Everything you need to know about North Sea cargo ship and tanker collision - as man arrested and missing sailor presumed dead
In the North Sea, a US-flagged oil tanker called the Stena Immaculate and the Solong - a container ship sailing under a ...
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 ...
New video shows shocking moment cargo ship smashes into US oil tanker off UK coast
The collision took place on Monday as both ships burst into flames off the coast of East Yorkshire in the North Sea ...
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.
Fire on tanker out after North Sea collision
A fire on an oil tanker involved in a collision in the North Sea has been extinguished. US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate ...
Captain of container ship that ploughed into oil tanker carrying US jet fuel sparking fireball blaze is RUSSIAN
THE arrested captain of the cargo ship which crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the vessel’s ...
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UK investigators take lead in probe to determine cause of fiery collision
The UK has taken the lead role in the investigation into the deadly collision that saw an Ernst Russ container ship strike a ...