The two ships that collided in the North Sea in the North Sea on Monday morning are still on fire. A spokesperson for the British Coast Guard reports this The BBC. A crew member on board the ship Solong is still missing, but the coast guard has stopped the search.
“After an extensive search, the missing crew member was not found. The search has ended, “the spokesperson told the BBC. The remaining 36 crew members of the two ships were saved by the coast guard. One person was taken to the hospital.
The collision took place between the oil tanker Stena Immaculate, which sails under the American flag, and the Portuguese cargo ship Solong,, ” that was on the way to Rotterdam from Scotland. The Stena Immaculate transported aircraft fuel. At the collision, a fire arose, after which the tanker aircraft fuel began to leak.
The Solong, the Portuguese cargo ship is said to have had fifteen containers with sodium cyanide on board. This is a toxic substance that can lead to various health problems that can arise with intake or skin contact.
There are still many questions about how the accident could happen, the BBC reports. According to a crew member of the Stena Immaculate, the Solong bumped into the tanker “from scratch”.