A police spokesman said that the man was being investigated due to gross negligence in relation to the collision. The Russian is accused of negligent killing. In the event of a missing person, the man’s death is now assumed.
According to the U.S. shipping company Crowley from the British news agency PA said that an exit of the aircraft fuel loaded on it due to the collision has “limited” effects. It is still unclear how much fuel could have reached the sea in the collision, but a first review showed that parts of it had evaporated due to the fires on both ships, according to the British shipping company Crowley, according to PA.
According to Crowley, the fuel was distributed over 16 tanks, at least one of which was damaged in the collision. A spokesman for the British Coast Guard said that the threat from the dangerous cargo was now significantly reduced. However, preparations for possible pollution would continue to be made. According to experts, the fuel in question is much more poisonous than crude oil and could have devastating effects on living things in the sea. According to Crowley, 220,000 barrels (almost 35 million liters) were kerosene on board the tanker.
Seemann probably dead
It is open why the “Solong” and the oil tanker collided on Monday morning. According to Crowley, the tanker driving under the US flag was rammed by the “Solong” driving under Portuguese flag when he was in front of anchor. The “Stena Immaculate” was on behalf of the US government and transported aircraft fuel, which were intended for the US Airforce aircraft stationed in Great Britain.
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