The collision took place off England. The freighter “Solong”, recorded in Madeira, traveled towards the Netherlands. The rescue operation rescued 36 crew members, one of which was hospitalized.
The British coast guard announced the end of the search for off the English coast, between a Portuguese flag freighter and an oil company chartered by the US army.
Matthew Atkinson, British Coast Guard Division Commander, indicated that 36 crew members were brought to “healthy and saved land and one person was hospitalized.”
“A member of Solong (freighter) crew is still missing. After an intensive search, unfortunately it was not found and the searches ended,” Atkinson said.
Citing a report from the Maritime Data Supplier Lloyd’s List Intelligence, the station He reported that the Portuguese flag cargo Solong and operated by a German company carried 15 containers of the chemical sodium chemical, among other loads.
The highly toxic chemical compound is used in the metal cleaning industry and manufacturing various chemicals, among other uses.
Solong shipowner, I reevered Koeping, has not yet commented on the accident or indicated whether any of the materials transported would have been spilled into the sea.
Petroleiro suffered rupture and poured jet-a1 fuel
Jillian Morris, spokesman for the US military maritime transport command, which depends on the Department of Defense (Pentagon), confirmed that tanker Stena Immulate, ragged by the freighter, was chartered by the United States Army.
The US Maritime Management company Crowley, which operates the oil company, had already indicated that the ship contained Jet-A1 fuel, intended for the US Air Force that operates from various bases in the UK.
The company indicated that the tanker “suffered a break from the cargo tank” caused by the shock, causing a fire and “multiple explosions on board”, with the fuel spilled into the sea.
Scientists claim that the environmental impact may be less severe than a raw spill.
“Although the images seem worrying, from the point of view of the impact on the water environment, it is less worrying than it was raw, because most of the plane fuel will evaporate very quickly,” said Mark Hartl, from the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.
