7 h. ago Container ship severely damaged in North Sea collision to be towed to Scotland

The Solong sailed into the tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast on March 10.

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36 h. ago Solong sailor lost in North Sea collision wanted to ‘work hard for his family’

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, has been described as a “good guy and such a hardworking man”

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5 d. ago ‘Race against time’ to clear plastic pellets from beaches after North Sea collision

Pellets ‘the size of lentils’ clumped together and washed up on the coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire

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5 d. ago Cleaning plastic from beaches after sea collision could take weeks, says council

An operation is under way in west Norfolk to remove nurdles released from a container ship which collided with a tanker in the North Sea.

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6 d. ago Owners of tanker involved in North Sea collision praise crew for their “bravery”

The Marine Accidental Investigation Branch is trying to establish the cause of the explosive collision

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7 d. ago Fires out on container ship involved in North Sea collision amid beach fears

Plastic nurdles have been washed up on beaches in Norfolk following the collision last week between the Solong and the Stena Immaculate.

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8 d. ago ‘Deep concern’ for wildlife after pellets wash up following two

Conservationists say it is a ‘real race against time’ after the plastic nurdles began appearing on beaches from the collision in the North Sea.

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8 d. ago North Sea collision: operation to clear up plastic pellets begins

Operation begins after thousands of nurdles, which pose a danger to wildlife, were spotted on England’s east coastAn operation is under way to retrieve thousands of plastic pellets from the North Sea that were spilt in a collision between two ships last week, in which one man died.The coastguard said the pellets, made of plastic resin and known as nurdles, were spotted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and have begun to wash up on beaches in East Yorkshire and the surrounding coast. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Fears for wildlife as plastic pellets found on shore after North Sea ship collision

The pellets could be "disastrous" to wildlife on the coast of East Yorkshire

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8 d. ago Plastic pellets found on shore following collision between ships in North Sea

The coastguard said the ‘nurdles’ are not toxic, but can be a risk to wildlife if ingested.

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1 week ago Russian captain is remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with manslaughter over container ship's North Sea crash with US oil tanker

Captain Vladimir Motin appeared at Hull Magistrates' Court on Saturday in relation to the collision between two vessels in the North Sea which damaged a tanker and killed a 38-year-old.

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1 week ago Russian captain of container ship in fatal North Sea crash appears in court

Portuguese-flagged cargo vessel Solong collided with US-flagged oil tanker Stena Immaculate off the coast of East Yorkshire

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1 week ago Captain of Solong container ship charged over North Sea collision

Vladimir Motin accused of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship struck Stena Immaculate tanker on Monday

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1 week ago North Sea collision: Captain of cargo ship which crashed into US oil tanker charged with gross negligence manslaughter

Crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died when the MV Solong crashed into the Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday

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1 week ago Arrested Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision charged

British police said the Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker has been charged over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead

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1 week 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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1 week ago Captain of cargo ship which crashed into US oil tanker in North Sea charged with gross negligence manslaughter

r Filipino national Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died when Captain Motin’s ship, the MV Solong, crashed into the Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday

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1 week ago Russian captain of Solong container ship charged over deadly North Sea collision

The Russian captain of container ship Solong has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the North Sea collision with a US oil tanker on Monday.

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1 week ago Russian captain charged after North Sea ship collision off coast of Yorkshire

A cargo ship collided with an oil tanker, with one crew member presumed dead

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1 week 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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