DoomsdaysCW<p>Cargo ship captain arrested over collision in North Sea, owner tells BBC</p><p>Fire continues as ship's captain arrested, future of both vessels remains uncertain</p><p>11 March 2025</p><p>"Summary</p><p> - The man arrested by Humberside police is the captain of the Solong cargo ship, the vessel's owner tells the BBC</p><p> - Earlier, the police force said that a 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, following the North Sea collision</p><p> - Assistant Chief Coastguard John Craig says flames are still visible on the Solong, with salvage plans in place for both vessels</p><p> - One crew member of the Portuguese cargo ship is "assumed deceased", a UK minister says, as the transport secretary says both Solong and US oil tanker Stena Immaculate are expected to stay afloat</p><p> - Owners of the cargo ship say it was not carrying sodium cyanide, as previously reported, but had four empty containers that had once held the toxic chemical."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.com/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CargoShip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CargoShip</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilTanker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilTanker</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>