North Sea ship collision: First photo of oil tanker crew released

Oil tanker Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided in the North Sea on 10 March.

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The Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided in the North Sea, off East Yorkshire, on 10 March, triggering an explosion and fires, which have been extinguished.

One crew member of the Solong, a Filipino national, is missing and presumed dead. The Russian captain of the cargo vessel has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.

The Solong's owners admitted tiny plastic pellets, held in containers on board, had been released, with reports they had been found on beaches in Lincolnshire and Norfolk.

Crowley, the Florida-based maritime operations company which was managing the tanker, posted a photo on social media showing 19 crew members.

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