3 d. ago Russian captain charged over crewman's death in North Sea collision appears in court

The Solong had departed Grangemouth when it was involved in a fatal collision with the American tanker Stena Immaculate off the coast of Yorkshire on March 10.

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3 d. ago Russian master appears in London court over North Sea collision

Russian master appears in London court over North Sea collision  TradeWinds

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3 d. ago Russian captain appears in court over death of crewman in North Sea collision

Vladimir Motin was master of the Solong which collided with the Stena Immaculate off the coast of Hull.

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5 d. ago Cafe boss hits back after customer slams 'rude' worker's 'large hoop earrings and big fake lashes'

The woman customer complained the waitress at the Coast café in Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales, was 'very rude'.

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6 d. ago Stena Immaculate on the move more than a month after North Sea crash

The ship is being towed to the Port of Great Yarmouth.

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7 d. ago North Sea crash oil tanker that exploded in flames after being hit by another boat a month ago anchored off East Yorkshire to be finally towed to port

The Stena Immaculate will be moved to the Port of Great Yarmouth later this week, a month after it was struck while at anchor in the North Sea by the container ship Solong.

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7 d. ago UK's best seaside town is revealed and it's not Brighton or Bournemouth

For the fourth consecutive year, this Northumberland village has been named the best seaside town in the UK, offering scenic views of the North Sea from every vantage

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7 d. ago Stena Immaculate to be towed to Great Yarmouth a month after North Sea crash

The US tanker has been undergoing salvage operations since the incident on March 10.

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8 d. ago Rescue mission underway in North Sea after explosion triggers blaze on 500ft container ship

The Dutch coastguard was reportedly alerted this afternoon to reports of a blast on board the Victoria L as it sailed near Hoek van Holland (File photo)

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8 d. ago Bafta Games Awards 2025: All of the winners of the 21st Bafta Games Awards, in pictures

The Scottish stars of Still Wakes The Deep, a horror game set on an oil rig in the North Sea, were among the top winners at the 21st Bafta Games Awards.

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1 week ago Legal action launched over 'tragic' North Sea container ship collision involving Solong vessel

A total of 36 people were rescued after the collision involving a container ship in the North Sea, with Filipino national Mark Pernia feared dead.

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1 week ago Container ship owner launches legal action over North Sea crash

Ernst Russ, which owns Portuguese-registered Solong, said this is part of the ‘usual process for large maritime casualties’.

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1 week ago North Sea collision ship owner takes legal action against owner of second vessel

The Solong and the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate collided off the East Yorkshire coast on March 10.

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2 w. ago Ship and tanker that crashed in North Sea 'did not have dedicated lookouts'

A report has revealed the ship and tanker that collided in the North Sea last month did not have "dedicated lookouts" and visibility was "patchy" as one man is still missing, presumed to be dead

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2 w. ago Cargo ship in North Sea oil tanker crash 'altered course' before fiery collision

The Stenna Immaculate, a US registered tanker, was anchored around 12 miles off the East Yorkshire coast when it was hit by the Portuguese-flagged Solong on March 10

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2 w. ago No ‘dedicated lookout’ on North Sea crash vessels, investigators say

Portuguese registered container ship Solong hit US tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10.

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2 w. ago New images show moment of North Sea crash as investigation finds neither ship had 'dedicated lookout'

Solong crashed into Stena Immaculate on March 10 about 12 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire.

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2 w. ago Man Utd's Jim Ratcliffe warns Labour's Net Zero 'shutdown' of North Sea oil and gas 'raises the risk of blackouts' and demands Windfall Tax is scrapped

The billionaire Ineos CEO and part-owner of Manchester United warned Britain came 'perilously close' to losing power in January when light winds prevented wind turbines from being effective.

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2 w. ago California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree

Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of stateFirefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning through eastern California near the world’s oldest trees, but the blaze remains an active threat, officials said.Since igniting on Sunday afternoon, the Silver fire has scorched nearly 1,600 acres (647 hectares) in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and forced residents of about 800 homes to evacuate. Strong winds fanned the flames, which burned through dry grass and brush in Inyo county, threatening neighborhoods, endangered species and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Owner of North Sea collision ship seeks to set up fund for legal claims

The owner of the Solong said that the fund was being established ahead of any ‘verified’ legal claims following the collision on March 10.

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