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.

The captain arrested in a crash into a U.S. flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the owner of the vessel said on Wednesday.

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody.

U.K. police say the Solong cargo ship's captain, identified by the vessel's owner as a Russian national, was detained on suspicion of negligent manslaughter.

The captain of the cargo ship that crashed into an oil tanker anchored off the coast of Britian Monday has been arrested.

A Russian captain was arrested after the container ship Solong collided with the Stena Immaculate, a U.S. military tanker, off northeast England. Police suspect gross negligence manslaughter. The crash caused fires and environmental concerns.

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.

The fire is still burning on the Solong container ship, which was in a collision with the Stena Immaculate oil tanker in the Humber Estuary The captain of a cargo ship has been arrested after it collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea.

The maritime company managing the Stena Immaculate, Crowley, said the vessel was struck by the Solong while anchored off the coast of Hull, causing “multiple explosions” on board and Jet A-1 fuel it was carrying to be released.