The cargo ship and the tank vessel collided with the British coast last Monday and each ship caught fire. A member of a crew on a cargo ship is thought to be dead.
The Russian captain of the cargo ship in the North Sea, which collided with a tanker, is charged with aggravated murder, says British police. In Finland, the corresponding crime title would be gross death production.
The cargo ship and the tank vessel collided with the east coast of Britain last Monday and each ship caught fire. At the time of the accident, the tanker was anchored 16 kilometers from the Hull city harbor.
One of the members of the cargo ship’s crew is missing and is expected to be dead. According to the prosecution authority, a missing crew member is a citizen of the Philippines.
The crew of the Solong Film Ship in Portugal consisted of Russians and Filipino.
The crew of the Stena Immaculate tanker, who sailed under the US flag, was completely rescued.
Earlier in the accident investigation, it was revealed that the Solong ship underwent security checks in July in Dublin, Ireland and in October in Scotland.
Both inspections showed safety deficiencies, but the ship was allowed to continue.
Sources: AFP, Reuters