Captain arrested over North Sea ship collision is a Russian national

Flavius Niculescu

A Russian was in charge of a doomed cargo ship that crashed into an oil tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military, the vessel's owner has today revealed - sparking fears the Kremlin could have been involved in Monday's disaster. MV Solong punched through the hull of the American-flagged Stena Impeccable on Monday morning, causing both vessels to burst into flames. Sailors were forced to flee for their lives as the inferno ravaged their ships. Thirty-six people were rescued but one crewman

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