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The SU flagged Stenna Immaculate, which was anchored 13 miles from the coast, was set up for a routine stop at Humber Estuary Port in East Yorkshire.
But a ‘massive’ ship ‘came out of the blue on Monday morning and knocked in the 183 -meter oil tanker, causing an immediate fireball that burns another 24 hours later.
The Portuguese flag load of Solong, who sailed to Rotterdam, collided with the tanker with 35 million liters of the US military ray fuel.
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A large 12-hour rescue operation involving lifeboats and helicopters was brought to the shore with 36 people. One sailor is missing and presumably dead, and another was rushed to the hospital.
An American sailor aboard the Stenna Immaculate told CBS News he only has a few seconds to respond after screaming to scream before the devastating impact.
The 140 meter of Solong did not stop immediately and drove in his ship for ten minutes, while flames immediately burst around him, he added.
The decision was made to abandon the ship as soon as all the crew members were accounted for. They left the vessel on a lifeboat, while the captain was the last person to leave, he said.
The owner of the Solong Container Ship confirmed that his captain was arrested, hours after police in the Humberside said he had arrested a 59-year-old man on the suspicion of the gross negligence after the clash between the Portuguese vessel and the American tanker stunned.
One crew member of the Solong is still missing and presumably dead, after a search and rescue operation that ended Monday night.
The management firm of the oil tanker, Crowley, has since revealed that it had a broken freight tank after it was beaten, causing ‘multiple explosions’ and jet fuel to be released into the water.
Dr Alex Lukyanov of the University of Reading said: “This particular incident is worrying because it involves sustained oil, which is slowly coming into water.”
There was fear that Solong had transported sodium cyanide, but shipping company Ernst Russ, who runs the vessel, said this was not the case.
Four empty containers on board containing ‘previously the dangerous chemical’ will ‘still be monitored’, he added.
Downing Street said the collision and the subsequent dumping was “extremely worrying”, while the coast guard said he requires the ‘probable anti -pollution reaction’.
Government said Tuesday that early investigations did not indicate that the incident was caused by dirty play.
Transport Minister Mike Kane said Solong “keeps burning” and the coast guard said “the vessel is unlikely to remain over the floor”.
He said the ‘work note’ is one crew member of the container ship died after a search and rescue operation ended Monday night.
Dr Abdul Khalique, head of the maritime center at Liverpool John Moores University, said a computer reconstruction of the collision suggested that Solong’s watchers could blame.
He said: “Looking out at sight may have been hampered by the poor prevailing visibility at the time of the accident.
‘[But] If the guardians maintained a proper outlook through radar, they would have seen this threatening collision threat and take an action to avoid collision. “
A spokesperson for the Department of Transport said: ‘We are working closely with HM Coastguard to help support the reaction to the incident in the North Sea. We are grateful for all emergency personnel for their continued efforts. “
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander added: ‘I am very grateful to HM Coastguard, the RNLI and emergency services that responded to this incident.
“They were on the scene quickly, helped to save those in the immediate danger and I know they will continue to work in the coming days. My mind is with all those involved, especially the family of the missing crew member.
“The branch for maritime accidents started with a preliminary assessment, and I work closely with the MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) as they assess any counter -pollution response that may be needed in the coming days.”
