Ship’s captain arrested amid North Sea collision investigation
The captain of the Solong cargo vessel has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after a collision with an oil tanker in the North Sea. Humberside Police earlier confirmed they were leading a criminal investigation into yesterday’s...
RNLI lifeboat stations ‘do not work in isolation’
The RNLI has issued a statement on why the Humber lifeboat was not initially involved in the large-scale rescue operation off the East Yorkshire coast. The incident, which took place on Monday morning, saw an oil tanker and a container ship collide in the North Sea,...
One still unaccounted for after North Sea shipping collision
One crew member is still believed to be missing after an oil tanker and a cargo vessel collided off the coast of East Yorkshire. In a statement late on Monday night, the Coastguard said it had called off its “extensive” search. It came after the owner of...
Oil tanker and cargo ship collide in North Sea
One crew member is still believed to be missing after an oil tanker and a cargo vessel collided off the coast of East Yorkshire. In a statement late on Monday night, the Coastguard said it had called off the search, while both ships remained on fire. It came after the...
