“Heroic” crew on a US oil tanker triggered a crucial fire-fighting system before abandoning ship after a crash in the North Sea. Thanks to their efforts, only one of the jet fuel tanks on the Stena Immaculate was damaged - Crowley, the company managing the ship, said.

The “heroic” crew of a US oil tanker struck in the North Sea triggered a crucial fire-fighting system before abandoning ship. Thanks to their efforts, only one of the Stena Immaculate’s cargo tanks containing jet fuel was damaged, Crowley, the maritime company managing the Stena Immaculate, has said.

The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into an oil tanker off the English coast is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as maritime experts search for answers.

The Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday. One crew member of the Solong, Mark Angelo Pernia, is missing, presumed dead. In a statement,