North Sea ship crash: Crew of US oil tanker praised as 'heroic'
- The crew of the US oil tanker Stena Immaculate acted heroically by activating a fire-fighting system before abandoning the ship, according to Crowley, the maritime company managing the vessel.
- A total of 17,515 barrels of Jet-A1 fuel were confirmed lost due to the incident, as stated by Crowley, although the remaining cargo is secure.
- The Coastguard indicated there was no current pollution threat from the tanker, and salvage efforts continue to manage the situation.
- The Coastguard reported no pollution from the tanker and noted that nurdles were identified onshore, which can harm wildlife if ingested.
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Plastic pellets spotted in water after North Sea ship crash
A retrieval operation is underway after plastic pellets, likely spilled in a crash between a cargo ship and a tanker off the coast of England, formed a "sheen" in the sea, the British coastguard said Monday.
Thousands of barrels of kerosene were "lost" in the fires following the North Sea collision between a container carrier and an oil tanker, one of the operators said on Sunday, considering that environmental damage was limited.
Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court - OHS Canada Magazine
Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast in England, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP) The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker earlier this week appeared in a U.K. court Saturday where he was remanded in custody over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead. Vladimir Motin, the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong, a…
Monitoring of the accident area showed that there did not appear to be pollution from any of the ships, according to the authorities Thousands of barrels of kerosene were "
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