A growing number of Russian insurance firms, some of which sanctioned by the U.S., have applied with India’s authorities to insure tankers shipping Russian crude oil to India, according to various sources familiar with the matter. Sberbank Insurance, which is sanctioned by the U.S., is one of the … Read more
The crew of a US oil tanker struck by a container ship in the North Sea have been praised as “heroic” for triggering a crucial firefighting system before abandoning the vessel. A sailor from the Portuguese-registered Solong is missing presumed dead after the collision off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday morning. The Stena … Read more
LONDON — British police said Friday the Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker has been charged over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead. Vladimir Motin, who was the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong, will appear in Hull Magistrates’ Court on Saturday … Read more
Police have been given a second extension as they continue to question the skipper of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday. The 59-year-old Russian national was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter late on Monday and has remained in custody since. He was the captain … Read more
The UK police have arrested the captain of a container ship that collided with a tanker carrying jet fuel in the North Sea earlier this week, “on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision,” according to an AP report. Unnamed sources told Reuters earlier in the … Read more
A U.S.-flagged tanker carrying jet fuel was struck by a cargo ship in the North Sea off the coast of eastern England on Monday, triggering multiple explosions, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the water, officials said. An English port boss said he had been told there was “a massive fireball” … Read more
The crash involving a cargo ship and oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast is bad news for the sea, fish and air in the area. What we don’t know yet is quite how bad it will be. That depends on a few things – but the speed of the collision, clouds of filthy black … Read more
An oil tanker and a container ship collided off the northeastern coast of England, according to emergency responders, who scrambled to the scene on Monday morning. Initial images shared by the BBC showed fire and thick black smoke rising from the ships. The British coast guard said it was “coordinating the emergency response to reports … Read more
Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, an animal rescue group said Sunday. Russia’s Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center said the deaths are “most likely related to the fuel oil … Read more