The captain of MV Solong involved in the North Sea oil tanker crash is a Russian national, the shipping company revealed.
The US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate was anchored off the Humber Estuary, 10 miles from Hull, when it burst into flames after the Portuguese-flagged Solong rammed into it.
Stena was loaded with more than 200,000 tons of highly flammable jet fuel for US warplanes.
Now the owner of Solong, Ernst Russ, has said that the 59-year-old captain is a Russian national.
The man was arrested yesterday following the crash, which left one sailor lost at sea and presumed dead.
Solong’s crew are Russian and Filipino nationals, Ernst Russ said today.
The crash sparked fears for an environmental disaster in the Humber Estuary after the massive ships collided on Monday morning.
However, ministers have said there were no signs of large-scale leaks affecting the coastline.
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