The captain of the ship who was arrested after a collision with a tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the ship’s owner, Ernst Russ, has said.
The rest of the crew of the Solong were Russian and Philippine nationals, the company said.
Solong struck the Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday morning.
Humberside police said a 59-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong, which drifted ablaze off the coast of Yorkshire on Tuesday.
The force said on Wednesday morning the suspect “remains in our custody”.
The Stena Immaculate was at anchor when it was struck by the smaller Solong, causing huge fires and explosions, leaving one crew member missing presumed dead, and releasing fuel into the sea, leading to fears about the impact on the environment.
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