While speculation about the cause of the collision increase, the Telegraph newspaper reported that Solong had not been in management -related security controls last year, citing routine security control by Irish employees in Dublin in July.
59 -year -old man is suspected of involuntary homicide for severe neglect
The commander of the Portuguese flag freighter, detained following the collision with an American flag oil tanker off the coast of England, has Russian nationality, the German company owned by Reuters said on Wednesday.
Solong shocked Stena Immaculate on Monday. A day later, the British police arrested Solong captain on suspicion of involuntary homicide for severe negligence.
The 59 -year -old captain is still detained.
The owner of Ernst Russ, from Hamburg, revealed that the Solong captain was Russian, adding that the rest of the crew was a mixture of Russian and Philippine citizens.
The incident, which arouses fears of environmental damage, occurred on Monday morning triggering a rescue operation coordinated by the British coastal guard, to help the crew of ships in flames and surrounded by smoke columns.
The causes of the incident are yet to determine.
One of the tanks of “Stena Immaculate”, which contained Paraffin, broke, said the operator, adding that the entire crew managed to leave the ship.
The Portuguese flag freighter was carrying an unknown amount of alcohol and 15 sodium cyanide containers, a flammable and highly toxic gas, according to the specialized portal Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Stmerer has described the situation as extremely worrying, while the coastal guard is still evaluating the situation to decide which pollution measures can be adopted following the collision.
