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He feels well. The Russian citizen has been provided with an interpreter and a lawyer, with whom our employees also maintain constant contact."
The Russian embassy in London according to RIA Novosti
Extensive work has already been carried out, and we are working closely with our partners to understand what happened, and to provide support to all of those affected."
Humberside Police's Detective Chief Superintendent Craig Nicholson said on TuesdayFor a period of over 40 minutes before the collision, the Solong was on a direct route for impact with the Stena Immaculate, which was anchored and stationary,
Katz said
There were no communication attempts from the Solong to warn of the impending collision and the Solong did not adjust its course or speed at any point,
she addedWhen a container ship the length of a football pitch rams into a tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of jet fuel at 16 knots close to sensitive nature sites, the potential for serious harm is huge,
Dr. Paul Johnston from the Greenpeace Research Laboratories said WednesdayThe priority should now be to ensure as far as possible that both ships remain afloat, that no further jet fuel leaks from the tanker and that the cargo of the container ship is fully characterised and secured,
he addedAn investigation by Humberside police supported by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency into the collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel in the North Sea, off the coast of East Yorkshire, has resulted in a man being charged.”
A statement from Humberside police said
As of March 14, additional information has emerged regarding the Russian citizens from the crew of the Solong vessel, flying the Portuguese flag, which collided with the Stena Immaculate tanker flying the US flag in the North Sea on March 10.
The Russian embassy in London said
The embassy has been monitoring the situation around the collision of two ships in the North Sea on March 10 from the very first minutes .
The Russian embassy in London earlier saidThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is also assisting in the response, and continues to advise that any public health risk on shore is deemed to be very low
Mr O'Callaghan saidWe are absolutely monitoring this 24/7 and I've got teams doing that and assuring me of what's going on
Pressed on calls for a Cobra meeting to assess the potential environmental damage, he saidI did have time to think
Asked about his actions immediately after the tanker carrying a cargo of jet fuel burst into flames, he saidAttempts were made by some of the other crew members on the Solong to locate Mr Pernia, but they were unable to,
Katz said
Extensive searches were carried out by HM Coastguard to locate the missing crew member, now presumed deceased,
Humberside police said in a statement
There are now only small periodic pockets of fire on the Solong, which are not causing undue concern. Specialist tugs with firefighting capability remain at both vessels’ locations,
O’Callaghan said addingThe family are being supported by specialist trained officers and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time,
it addedThe captain of the Solong vessel, Vladimir Motin, 59-years-old, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, Russia, has been charged with Gross Negligence Manslaughter and been remanded in police custody to appear at Hull Magistrates Court
on Saturday, Humberside Police said in a statement
Extensive lines of enquiry are continuing,
police saidThe seaman was last seen at the bow of the vessel, the area of the ship that caught on fire after the massive explosion,
it said
We have authorized Humberside Police to charge a Russian national in relation to a collision involving two vessels in the North Sea off the east coast of England,
said Frank Ferguson, head of the prosecutor's office special crime and counter terrorism division