Madeira-registered cargo ship collided with oil tanker in northeast England

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

The cargo ship ‘Solong’, one of those that make up the ‘fleet’ of the Madeira International Shipping Registry, collided this morning with a North American oil tanker, northeast of England. The news is being reported by Notícias ao Minuto.

There is no information about injuries yet. 

According to the website ‘Vessel Finder’, the cargo ship was heading to the Netherlands and the US-flagged oil tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ was heading to the UK. 

After the alarm was raised at 9:50 am, at least one UK coastguard helicopter was called to help with the rescue.

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  1. BBC news reports 36 people accounted for following North Sea collision but 1 person unaccounted for from Salong they think. Stella Immaculate was carrying Jet Fuel and was stationary (?at anchor). Still on fire, still a developing situation. Coastguard co-ordinating rescue.

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  3. Sorry, typo, American tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ not Stella….Nicky: it was foggy, but not too bad. All details not yet known, so mustn’t speculate. Jet fuel spill into the ocean. Special vessels there to put out fire, dramatic thick black billowing smoke. Apparently the 1 person was taken to hospital.

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  5. Foggy with todays technology is no excuse, but people on watch need to be alert, crew still suffering from Grangemouth harbour hospitality?

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  6. The cargo ship was on a steady 16 knot course going full speed and did not change its course. It hit the tanker broadside that was at anchor , bunkering presumably , waiting to enter the Humber Estuary. The tanker was pushed some considerable distance sideways.

    I’m not sure if regulations require a ship at anchor to keep a constant watch, but the cargo ship was required to as it was underway. It looks just like the thing that would happen if autopilot was on and nobody was in watch, both visual and radar.

    Aviation fuel is highly flammable and I don’t think it will be afloat for long.
    Let’s hope everyone escapes with their lives.

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  7. The spilled jet fuel and the sodium cyanide on the cargo ship will pose significant environmental risks. Some suspect improper lookout or radar monitoring aboard the cargo ship. The BBC called this a major incident; it’s fortunate that most of the crew were safely evacuated.
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  8. SOLAS Regulations:
    Rule 5 requires that “every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.“

    Clearly this was not happening aboard the Solong. Other vessel at anchor which, despite reduced visibility, should have been clearly visible on radar.

    Solong now reported to have canisters of Sodium Cyanide among its cargo.

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  9. The Solong was not hauling hazardous materials at the time of the impact but had been earlier (containers were empty). One Solong crew member is missing and presumed dead. The Solong captain was arrest for gross negligence manslaughter. A crew member from the Stena Immaculate stated that it did not appear that the Solong captain was at the wheel at the time of the impact.

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