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It was revealed that a Russian citizen was the captain of the cargo ship that collided with an American oil tanker Outside the coast of England in an incident that caused a massive fire, spilled fuel for airplanes at the sea and left a feared person.
The 59 -year -old man remained in United Kingdom Police custody on Wednesday after being arrested under suspicion of involuntary homicide for severe negligence, according to Ernst Russ, the owner of the Solong load ship with Portugal flag. He added that the 14 members of the ship’s crew were a mixture of Russian and Filipino citizens. One of them remains missing and is presumed dead.
The Solong collided Monday with MV Stena Immaculate, a tank truck with an American flag that transported reaction fuel for the US army. Crowley Ship Management, based in the USA. UU.
Before the collision, the Solong was inspected in Dublin, Ireland, last July and it was discovered that it had 10 deficiencies, according to Associated Press.
The Petroleum with an American flag clashes with a container ship near the United Kingdom
The smoke leaves the MV Solong load ship in the North Sea, off the coast of England, on Tuesday, March 11. (Photo of Dan Kitwood/Pool through AP)
The port inspection documents show that the Solong failed the security verifications related to the address with the “emergency emergency management position/reading of the compass” illegible. He also had “inappropriate” alarms, craft of survival “not maintained adequately” and the doors of fire “not as required.”
Then, a second inspection in Scotland in October found two more deficiencies, but the ship was not arrested after any of the inspection, the AP reported.
However, the United Kingdom authorities said they do not suspect that the dirty game in the accident.
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The Captain of the MV Solong cargo ship is a 59 -year -old Russian citizen, said Associated Press, cited the owner of the ship. (Photo of Dan Kitwood/Pool through AP)
The 596 feet Stena Immaculate was operating as part of the US government’s security program, a group of commercial ships that can be hired to transport fuel for The military When necessary.
“Crowley continues to work in close collaboration with the United Kingdom agencies to support the response of incidents, rescue and mitigation operations of the environmental impact resulting from the Solong container ship hitting the oil tanker administered by Crowley Stena Immaculate while in its place on Monday, March 10,” said the owner of the ship on Tuesday.
The collision off the coast of Hull, England, caused a mass fire on Monday. (Bartek śmiałek through AP)
“It is still uncertain at this time which fuel volume may have been launched as a result of the incident, but the initial review shows that the impacts have been limited due to exposure to fire and evaporation of Jet A1 fuel,” Crowley continued. “In addition, the United Kingdom agencies are closely monitoring the air quality and any possible impact on public health that is on land. Both are currently measuring low levels or within normal levels.”
The water that flows through the damaged helmet of the MV Stena Imacured Oil Bailer Ship is seen after it collided with a cargo ship off the northeast coast of England. (Reuters/Phil Noble/TPX images of the day)
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The Solong was drifting and still in flames on Wednesday, but it is likely to remain afloat instead of sinking, authorities said.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
