“The captain of the container Solong, who collided with a tanker in the North Sea off the coast of Britain, is a citizen of Russia, the owners of the ship reported. This became known after the police reported the detention of one on suspicion of killing with negligence in connection with the incident at sea.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to Sky News
Details: According to the Ernst Russ shipping company, other crew members were Russian citizens and Philippines.
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Gambersaida police reported that a 59-year-old man is in custody for investigation, and officers talk to those involved to find out what happened.
The police added that investigators launched a criminal investigation into the causes of the collision of Stena Immaculate and Solong ships off the coast of Eastern Yorkshire on Monday and cooperate with the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency.
The Stena Immaculate ship transported aviation fuel and was chartered by the US military at the time of the clash.
Prehistory:
- The accident occurred in the morning of March 10 near the Britain in the North Sea – a oil tanker collided under the banner of the US and a cargo ship under the flag of Portugal.
- Aviation fuel from the tanker as a result of the accident got into the sea. The scale of environmental disasters is still unknown.
- One of the members of the cargo ship crew is considered missing.