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
The cargo ship that collided with a US tanker carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel for the US Army was captained by a Russian national.
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.
Man arrested over North Sea ship collision a Russian national, says owner
British police are investigating the cause behind a crash between a cargo vessel and an anchored US fuel tanker.
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 charged over deadly North Sea collision with Stena tanker
Motin was the master of the Ernst Russ-operated 804-teu Solong (built 2005) that collided with a Stena Bulk tanker on Monday off the northeast English coast. UK prosecutors named the seafarer who died in the collision as Mark Angelo Pernia, a Filipino crew member on the Portuguese-flagged Solong.
Man arrested in connection with tanker-container ship collision in North Sea: Police
The master of a container ship has been arrested after it collided with an anchored oil tanker Monday in the North Sea, the manager of the container vessel confirmed to ABC News. The Portuguese container ship Solong struck the U.
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.
One Person Missing After Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea
A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship. A search for a missing crew member ended Monday night.
Seafarer still missing after collision sparks double ship fire in North Sea
Crowley, a Florida-based maritime conglomerate, said the Stena Immaculate suffered a rupture in a cargo tank carrying A1 jet fuel after the ship sustained an “allision” — a term that implies the ship was stationary and struck by the Solong. Fuel was released, the company said.
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,
A fiery collision in the North Sea has raised fears of an environmental disaster. Here’s what we know
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Solong Collision: No Sodium Cyanide on Board, Assures Shipowner
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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 ...