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Category: Stena Immaculate

  • 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…

  • Stena Immaculate: All fires out, salvage preparations begin

    Stena Immaculate: All fires out, salvage preparations begin The fire on the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate has completely ceased, the vessel is completely stable, and full salvage activities onboard will begin as soon as safety considerations and weather conditions permit. That’s the latest word from Erik Hånell, president & CEO of Stena Bulk, which owns…

  • 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…

  • Massive fire erupts as tanker and boxship crash off UK coast

    Massive fire erupts as tanker and boxship crash off UK coast A major rescue operation is underway in the North Sea after a product tanker and a containership crashed and caught fire off the coast of Hull in east Yorkshire, UK. A US-flagged MR tanker Stena Immaculate was struck by the Portugal-flagged containership Solong while…

  • U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate on fire off U.K.

    U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate on fire off U.K. All crew aboard the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate are safe, the BBC quotes Stena Bulk president and CEO Erik Hånell, as saying. According to multiple reports citing on-line tracking data, the ship was at anchor off the port of Hull, U.K., when it was struck by the…

  • ‘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…