The captain of the cargo ship Solong has appeared in a UK court on charges of gross negligence manslaughter after the vessel collided with a US-flagged tanker in the North Sea.
The Portuguese-flagged Solong crashed into the Stena Immaculate, which was anchored off England’s northeast coast, on 10 March 2025, while carrying jet fuel for the US military.
This caused a massive explosion and a fire onboard both vessels, after which the British...