Captain of Ship That Hit North Sea Tanker Is Russian, Company Says

Initial review shows impacts have been limited due to exposure to the fire and evaporation of the Jet A1 fuel,

Crowley said in a statement

Ernst Russ confirms that the master is a Russian national,

the company said in a statement to AFP

Whether there was foul play, I think is speculation,

he said regarding the crash

Though an incident of this scale is rare, any such accident has the potential to become an environmental disaster,

said Paul Johnston from the Greenpeace Research Laboratories

It's still not known why was MV Solong unable to take action to avoid collision,

said Khalique, head of the Maritime Centre at Liverpool John Moores University

It was either get into your life jacket or get incinerated.

Recalling the terrifying maritime smash and aftermath, one crewmate from the Immaculate said

How predictable everything is with the British

Russian media commentator Vladimir Kornilov, an analyst for Putin-controlled state news outlet Russia Today, said

Mark Francoisshadow armed forces minister

The idea that Britain somehow "staged" this very unfortunate accident is utterly ludicrous and just shows the depths to which Russian propaganda is now prepared to sink - almost literally

The Conservative's shadow armed forces minister, Mark Francois, told MailOnline

I did have time to think

Asked about his actions immediately after the tanker carrying a cargo of jet fuel burst into flames, he said

There have been no further reports of pollution to the sea from either vessel beyond what was observed during the initial incident

She added

Crowley continues to work closely with U.K. agencies to support the incident response, salvage and environmental impact mitigation operations resulting from container ship Solong striking the Crowley-managed tanker Stena Immaculate while at anchor on Monday, March 10,

the ship’s owner said Tuesday

Humberside Police have taken primacy for the investigation of any potential criminal offences which arise from the collision between the two vessels.

Det Chief Supt Craig Nicholson, who is leading the investigation, said

I understand there doesn't appear to be any suggestions of foul play at this time.

And a spokesman for the Prime Minister later added

Mike Kanetransport minister

Search and rescue operations for the missing sailor continued throughout yesterday, but were called off yesterday evening at the point of which the chances of their survival had unfortunately significantly diminished

Mike Kane, a transport minister, told the House of Commons on Tuesday

The master and our entire team are actively assisting with the investigations,

the spokesperson said