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,
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,
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.
North Sea collision latest: Solong cargo ship remains on fire as arrested captain revealed as Russian
The arrested captain of the Solong container ship is a Russian national, the vessel's owner has said. Humberside Police said the 59-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision in the North Sea.
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.
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 Portuguese flag - collided and burst into flames. Here's everything we know about the crash and casualties.
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.
UK ship crash captain is Russian national, owner says
LONDON - The captain of a ship that hit a U.S. tanker off northeast England is a Russian national, the company which owns the vessel said, as police continued their inquiries into the accident and fears over the environmental impact of the crash eased.
Cargo ship captain arrested over North Sea collision is Russian, owner says
Cargo ship captain arrested over North Sea collision is Russian, owner says - The cargo ship remains on fire, as its captain is currently in police custody
Everything we know on day three of the North Sea ship crash, including nationality of arrested captain and environmental fears
The captain of a cargo ship arrested after a collision in the North Sea on Monday is a Russian national, it was announced today (Wednesday, March 12). Owner of the MV Solong, shipping company Ernst Russ,
Solong: Container ship failed safety checks as owner confirms captain is Russian national
The revelation comes as the owner of the Solong, Ernst Russ, confirmed the captain who has been arrested by Humberside Police ...
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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 ...
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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 ...