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When 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, continued
HM Coastguard’s counter pollution and salvage team has a comprehensive counter pollution response in place should it be required. Salvors also have equipment and personnel ready to respond to any pollution.”
It said
There are crucial questions that remain unanswered in the wake of this tragedy, and these must be addressed through a full and transparent internationally coordinated investigations,
ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton said in a statement
(There ... There's) no fire any longer
on the Stena Immaculate, Stena Bulk's Chief Executive Erik Hanell told Reuters
The total volume (of jet fuel) onboard is around 50,000 cubic metres, so I guess that's roughly the maximum amount ... hopefully less than that,
he saidCommercial challenges will be discussed in the next week or so,
he saidOut of respect for the investigation and all involved we will not comment further at this time."
It added
Any pollution incident can have a devastating impact on our wildlife and this is a vital time for many migratory birds as they return to our shores for the breeding season such as puffins, terns and gannets as well as marine life including seals, dolphins, fish and harbour porpoise."
She saidThere have been no further reports of pollution to the sea from either vessel beyond what was observed during the initial incident.
Virginia McVea, chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said
How predictable everything is with the British
Russian media commentator Vladimir Kornilov, an analyst for Putin-controlled state news outlet Russia Today, said
The idea that Britain somehow "staged" this very unfortunate accident is utterly ludicrous and just shows the depths to which Russian propaganda is now prepared to sink - almost literally
The Conservative's shadow armed forces minister, Mark Francois, told MailOnline.jpg)
This Russian rebuttal is beyond parody.
Penny Mordaunt, a former Defence Secretary and Tory cabinet minister, addedLord, Lord, help us, Lord help us.
In the clip, which was allegedly taken onboard the cargo ship and posted onto social media, a desperate crewman is heard pleadingIt’s still not known why was MV Solong unable to take action to avoid collision,
Khalique said
Ernst Russ confirms that all deficiencies that were detected during routine port state control inspections of the Solong back in 2024 were promptly rectified,
the company said in a statementSomething tells me that this whole accident was organised under this ‘trace’.”
He addedErnst Russ confirms that the master is a Russian national,
the company said in a statement to AFP
How did that vessel (the Solong) continue plowing into the berth vessel? There must have been some warning signs. They must have been able to detect it on the radar,
he said
It seems a mystery, really, because all the vessels now have very highly sophisticated technical equipment to plot courses and to look at any obstacles or anything they’ve got to avoid,
Boyers told CNN on MondayThough an incident of this scale is rare, any such accident has the potential to become an environmental disaster,
said Paul Johnston from the Greenpeace Research Laboratories