Plan for US oil tanker involved in North Sea collision announced | UK News

An American oil tanker that collided with a container ship in the North Sea will remove the cargo of more than 200,000 barrels of jet fuel over the weekend.

The Stena impeccable and Portuguese vessel the solong collided About 12 miles from the East Yorkshire coast earlier this month, which one man left missing, presumably dead.

Shipping company Crowley, who runs the Stena -unbalance management, said rescue and recovery operations will move into the next phase on Saturday and Sunday.

The remaining 202,485 barrels of Jet-a1 load will be anchored to a tanker in the area, it states.

The jet fuel will then be delivered to the original destination of Killingholme in Lincolnshire, Crowley added.

The sonong Arrived in Aberdeen Friday After being dragged to the city’s harbor.

Thirty-six people were rescued from both ships after the collision on March 10. A Solong sailor – nominated as the 38 -year -old Filipine national market Angelo Pernia – is missing and presumably dead.

Russian captain Vladimir Motin of the Solong was In detention in detentioncharged with gross negligence manslaughter. He will be tried in January 2026.

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After the jet fuel has been removed, the Stena immaculate to the port of Tyne on the Northern Aoskus, near Newcastle, will be towed for further inspection, which is expected to take place in early April.

After the collision are thousands of plastic grains, Known as nurdlesis exempt from broken containers on the solong.

They began to wash on the beaches on the Norfolk coast, where a clearance operation continues.

The National Trust said Nurdles appeared on Brancaster Beach in Norfolk and the RSPB confirmed that they had been up to the charity reserve in nearby Titchwell.

Although the plastic grains are not toxic, it can be a risk of wildlife if ingested.