61 h. ago Wreckage of North Sea crash oil tanker will have 200,000 barrels of jet fuel removed this weekend before the charred remains of the ship are towed away

The Solong collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate about 12 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire on March 10, leaving one man missing, presumed dead.

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64 h. ago Oil tanker hit in crash to be towed to North East after jet fuel barrels removed

Crowley, which manages the Stena Immaculate, said salvage and recovery operations are moving into the next phase for the tanker.

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2 w. ago North Sea collision: Russian container ship captain charged with manslaughter

Vladimir Motin was in charge of the Solong when it hit a tanker off East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man deadThe master of the container ship the Solong, which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the ship when it collided with a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday about 12 miles (19km) off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago North Sea collision: master of Solong container ship charged with manslaughter

Russian national Vladimir Motin was in charge of ship that collided with tanker carrying jet fuel, leaving one man presumed deadThe master of the container ship the Solong, which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the ship when it collided with a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday about 12 miles (19km) off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man presumed dead. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago North Sea cargo ship Solong captain which hit US oil tanker is Russian national

The collision between a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship and a US oil tanker has sparked a major salvage operation in a bid to avoid an environmental disaster off the UK coast

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2 w. ago Terrifying oil tanker mayday call as crew member says 'jet fuel on fire in water'

Crews abandoned ships when the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker was hit by the container ship MV Solong off the East Yorkshire coast.

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2 w. ago Oil tanker bursts into flames off the Yorkshire coast after being struck by container ship

US-flagged tanker, MV Stena Immaculate, was hit by container ship, MV Solong, off the coast of Humber Estuary this morning.

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2 w. ago Oil tanker bursts into flames after being struck by container ship in British estuary

US-flagged tanker, MV Stena Immaculate, was hit by container ship, MV Solong, off the coast of Humber Estuary this morning.

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2 w. ago Oil tanker Stena Immaculate on fire off UK coast after being hit by cargo vessel

Search and rescue helicopters were seen beside the Oil tanker MC Stena Immaculate after it burst into flames while anchoring off the Humber Estuary

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