The owners of a container ship which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea on Monday have denied reports it had hazardous sodium cyanide on board. US tanker Stena Immaculate was anchored ...

A solid substance, sodium cyanide generally appears as a fine white powder or as small crystals or granules that dissolve in water. Known to be an exceptionally toxic , the compound produces hydrogen ...

It produces Hydrogen Cyanide gas and Ammonia, according to Dr Boxall, which are fatal to marine life and can be toxic to humans. "The combination of toxic chemicals, toxic jet fuel and the risk of ...

Foul play not ruled out after oil tanker carrying US military jet fuel crashes - Search for missing crew member aboard the Portuguese-flagged Solong has been called off ...

Sodium cyanide, according to the US’ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, releases a highly toxic hydrogen cyanide gas that interferes with the body’s ability to use oxygen.

Sodium cyanide can release hydrogen cyanide gas when it comes into contact with water, which is extremely toxic to humans and animals. Due to its potential to release cyanide gas, sodium cyanide ...

Sodium cyanide releases hydrogen cyanide gas ... "That's why I'm calling for a unified command structure, to bring together government, police, Coastguard, the Environment Agency, local ...

One of the ships involved in today's collision, the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker, was carrying cargo for the US Department of Defense, US officials have confirmed. "The collision and ensuing ...

The collision between the Stena Immaculate tanker and Solong container ship took place in the North Sea near Hull shortly before 10am on Monday morning.