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  • MAIB releases interim report into strike on Stena Immaculate

    MAIB releases interim report into strike on Stena Immaculate The U.K. Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released an interim report on its investigation of the March 10 incident in which the U.S.-flagged TSP program tanker Stena Immaculate was struck by the Portuguese-flagged tanker Solong while at anchor off the U.K. at a position 5…

  • Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew

    Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew Salvage experts with SMIT Salvage are continuing onboard assessments of Stena Immaculate, say statements from the vessel operator Crowley and owner Stena Bulk. Yesterday, Sunday, March 16, the third-party salvage team confirmed that damage resulting from the containership Solong striking the Stena Immaculate was limited to one…

  • Video footage of North Sea accident surfaces

    Video footage of North Sea accident surfaces Newly obtained video footage has revealed the moment the containership Solong struck the tanker Stena Immaculate off the coast of East Yorkshire on Monday. The impact and subsequent explosion were captured by Orca AI’s lookout unit Seapod mounted on the tanker Ionic Aspis anchored off the port of…

  • Oil tanker stays put as cargo ship gets a tow: US and Portugal let UK spearhead North Sea allision probe

    Oil tanker stays put as cargo ship gets a tow: US and Portugal let UK spearhead North Sea allision probe As a recent allision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea keeps reverberating across the maritime industry, many conspiracy theories are making the rounds. The post Oil tanker…

  • Captain arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over North Sea collision

    Captain arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over North Sea collision The captain of the containership Solong, involved in a collision with the Stena Immaculate tanker in the UK North Sea, has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. The incident, which took place on Monday with both ships bursting into flames after…

  • Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen

    Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen As the response to the incident involving the strike on the U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate by the containership Solong continued today, it looked that the worst fears of pollution from the two vessels would not be realized. “There have been no further reports of pollution to the sea from either…

  • Containership likely to sink after North Sea collision

    Containership likely to sink after North Sea collision The Solong containership involved in Monday’s collision in the UK North Sea is unlikely to remain afloat, British maritime minister Mike Kane has said. “Modelling suggests that should Solong remain afloat, it will remain clear of land for the next few hours. The assessment of HM Coastguard…

  • Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike

    Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike UPDATE TO EARLIER STORY:The Humberside Police has arrested the master of the Solong, the containership that struck the U.S.-flag TSP-program tanker Stena Immaculate yesterday. One member of the Solong crew is missing, believed dead. “Following enquiries undertaken by my team, we have arrested a…

  • ‘Foul play’ among suspected reasons behind oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea collision

    ‘Foul play’ among suspected reasons behind oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea collision After two ships caught fire in the wake of a collision between a U.S.-flagged oil tanker and a Portuguese container ship, which occurred in the North Sea, north of England, U.S. officials have reportedly been unable to rule out ‘foul play,’ as a…