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,
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,
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.
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.
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
Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian
The detained captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker chartered by the US military is a Russian national, the owners of the container vessel said on Wednesday, as investigators sought to determine why the North Sea crash happened.
North Sea: Everything we know about oil tanker and cargo vessel collision off Yorkshire coast
The under-arrest captain of a cargo vessel that crashed into a US oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast is a Russian national. The explosive collision left a sailor presumed dead in the North Sea, with the alarm first raised on the Humber Estuary in East Yorkshire at 9.48am on Monday.
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 and Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong collided off the East Yorkshire coast on Monday.
Detained captain of cargo ship that collided with US oil tanker is Russian national, ship owner says
A Russian national was revealed to be the captain of the cargo ship that collided with an American tanker off the coast of England, spilling U.S. military jet fuel into the sea.
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...