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Captain Of Cargo Ship In North Sea Crash Is Russian: Vessel Owner

UK police arrested a man after the Solong cargo ship slammed into the US-flagged Stena Immaculate (Credit: AFP)

The arrested captain of a cargo ship that hit a stationary tanker in the North Sea causing a huge blaze is a Russian national, the ship's owner told AFP Wednesday.

UK police arrested a man after the Solong cargo ship, owned by Ernst Russ, slammed into the US-flagged Stena Immaculate on Monday, leaving one crew member missing presumed dead.

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