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.
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,
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.
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 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.
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,
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Crucial questions unanswered in wake of North Sea disaster as tanker fires finally out
Fires burning on the tanker struck in the North Sea have been put out, Stena Bulk CEO Erik Hånell said. Ernst Russ-operated ...
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 ...
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: 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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Fire on tanker out after North Sea collision
A fire on one of two ships involved in a collision in the North Sea has been extinguished. US-registered tanker Stena ...