North Sea, Oil Tanker

North Sea oil tanker owner praises 'heroic' crew
The owners of an oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo ship in the North Sea have praised the "heroic action" of crew for limiting the damage. The Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday. One crew member of the Solong, Mark Angelo Pernia, is missing, presumed dead.
North Sea ship crash: Crew of US oil tanker praised as 'heroic'
The crew of a US oil tanker struck by a container ship in the North Sea have been praised as "heroic" for triggering a crucial firefighting system before abandoning the vessel. A sailor from the Portuguese-registered Solong is missing presumed dead after the collision off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday morning.
One Person Missing After Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea
A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship. A search for a missing crew member ended Monday night.
Captain arrested in North Sea ship crash with US-flagged tanker is Russian national
The captain arrested in a crash into a U.S. flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the owner of the vessel said on Wednesday.
'Heroic action' of crew in ship collision praised
The owners of an oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo ship in the North Sea have praised the "heroic action" of crew for limiting the damage. The Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday.
'Heroic' efforts of crew prevented North Sea ship crash becoming bigger disaster
Just one cargo tank was compromised when the Stena Immaculate burst into a fireball last Monday, its operator said.
‘Heroic’ crew of North Sea crash ship triggered crucial fire-fighting system
The “heroic” crew of a US oil tanker struck in the North Sea triggered a crucial fire-fighting system before abandoning ship. Thanks to their efforts, only one of the Stena Immaculate’s cargo tanks containing jet fuel was damaged,
Russian captain in North Sea ship crash appears in court on gross negligence manslaughter charges
The Russian captain of the Solong cargo ship that crashed into a US-flagged tanker earlier this week in the North Sea ...
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 ...
U.S.-flagged tanker, cargo ship in North Sea collision off coast of England, setting both vessels on fire
A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one ...
Cargo ship captain arrested in North Sea collision with US-flagged tanker is Russian national, owner says
The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into an oil tanker off the English coast is a Russian ...
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North Sea tanker collision - what we know so far
The collision took place about 13 miles (20km) off the East Yorkshire coast, near Hull and Grimsby, in a busy shipping area.
Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court
The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker earlier this week appeared in a U.K. court where he was ...
How bad could the North Sea tanker collision be for the environment?
An environmental group in the U.K. says the North Sea tanker collision could become a "disaster in really important protected ...
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Salvage experts board fire-hit Stena tanker at centre of North Sea disaster
Salvage experts have successfully boarded the Stena Bulk tanker at the centre of the deadly North Sea collision after fires ...