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The detained captain of the container ship that collided off the UK coast with a tanker carrying US military fuel on Monday is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner has said.
Germany-based shipowner Ernst Russ on Wednesday confirmed the nationality of the 59-year-old man, who captained the Solong container vessel.
He was arrested by Humberside police on Tuesday on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter following the collision in the North Sea on Monday.
The company added that the Solong’s crew of 14 mariners included a mix of Russians and Filipinos. Authorities have said one of the crew is presumed dead while the others, along with the crew of the Stena Immaculate tanker, have returned safely to shore.
Rescue teams are still racing to mitigate the environmental impact of the collision off the east Yorkshire coast.
This is a developing story.
