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.
In a statement, the tanker’s owners, Crowley, said 17,515 of 220,000 barrels of Jet-A1 fuel had been lost “due to the impact and fire”.
Vladimir Motin, captain of the Solong, appeared at Hull Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with gross negligence manslaughter and was remanded in custody to appear before the Central Criminal Court in London on…