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WW3 fears as Russian ship captain arrested over horror oil tanker crash

It has emerged the captain of the cargo ship that ploughed into a tanker transporting US military jet fuel is Russian. He was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on Tuesday



A Russian captain was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after his cargo ship, MV Solong, collided with the US-chartered tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea, sparking WW3 fears. One Solong crew member is presumed dead, and the Stena crew escaped explosions with minor injuries. The tanker was carrying jet fuel for the US military. The incident follows reports of a Russian warship near British waters and leaked Russian papers listing Hull as a potential nuclear target.

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