“Cargo ship captain arrested in North Sea collision with US-flagged tanker is Russian national, owner says”

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

The Solong careered into the Stena Immaculate while it was at anchor in the North Sea and carrying huge amounts of jet fuel for the US military…

British police have since opened a criminal investigation into the crash and arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

A spokesperson for Ernst Russ, which owns the Solong, confirmed to CNN that the arrested man is the ship’s captain and that he is a Russian national.

The rest of the crew are a mix of Russians and Filipinos, the spokesperson added…

A missing crew member from the Solong is presumed dead…

The cargo ship’s other 13 crew members were rescued, along with the full 23-person crew of the Stena Immaculate which, Kane said, was carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel.

The Stena Immaculate, which is managed by the United States logistics firm Crowley, is part of a fleet of 10 tankers involved in a US government program to supply its military with fuel…