Stena Immaculate

Update from Stena Bulk on Stena Immaculate (17 March)

Gothenburg: March 17, 2025
Stena Bulk continues to work closely with Crowley and UK agencies following the incident when the container ship SOLONG struck Stena Immaculate while at anchor last Monday, 10 March. 

Salvage experts from SMIT Salvage are continuing with their detailed onboard assessments of Stena Immaculate. As of yesterday, Sunday, 16 March, the third-party salvage team has confirmed that damage resulting from the containership SOLONG striking the Stena Immaculate was limited to one...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/17/update-from-stena-bulk-on-stena-immaculate-17-march-2/

Stena Immaculate: All fires out, salvage preparations begin

The fire on the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate has completely ceased, the vessel is completely stable, and full salvage activities onboard will begin as soon as safety considerations and weather conditions permit.

That’s the latest word from Erik Hånell, president & CEO of Stena Bulk, which owns the Crowley-operated TSP program vessel.

Following is his full statement:

“Stena Bulk continues to work closely with Crowley and U.K. agencies following Monday’s incident when the container ship...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/stena-immaculate-all-fires-out-salvage-preparations-begin/

Crew absent from Solong’s bridge at time of accident

There was no crew on the bridge of the container ship Solong when it crashed into the Stena Immaculate on the morning of 10 March, with the boxship colliding twice more with the tanker after the initial impact.

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https://container-news.com/crew-absent-from-solongs-bridge-at-time-of-accident/

Capitán arrestado bajo sospecha de negligencia grave homicidio sobre colisión del Mar del Norte

Fuente: x El capitán del contenedor Hasta la vistainvolucrado en una colisión con el Stena Immaculada petrolero en el Mar del Norte del Reino Unido, ha sido arrestado bajo sospecha de homicidio de negligencia grave. El incidente, que tuvo lugar en Lunes Con ambos barcos estallando en llamas después...

https://fullavantenews.com/capitan-arrestado-bajo-sospecha-de-negligencia-grave-homicidio-sobre-colision-del-mar-del-norte/?lang=es

Video footage captures moment of impact in North Sea vessel crash

London, UK: Video footage captured by Orca AI’s lookout unit (SeaPod) mounted on the tanker Ionic Aspis anchored off the port of Grimsby close to the tanker MV Stena Immaculate at the time of the accident shows the accident as it happened. 

The footage comprises two videos, one captured by the SeaPod’s day cameras showing the dense fog that would likely have prevented the crew of the feeder containership MV Solong from seeing the MV Stena Immaculate with the human eye. The second video captured...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/12/video-footage-captures-moment-of-impact-in-north-sea-vessel-crash/

Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen

Stena Immaculate

As the response to the incident involving the strike on the U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate by the containership Solong continued today, it looked that the worst fears of pollution from the two vessels would not be realized.

“There have been no further reports of pollution to the sea from either vessel beyond what was observed during the initial incident,” said Virginia McVea, chief executive of the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), which is coordinating the response.. “HM...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/stena-immaculate-pollution-fears-lessen/

North Sea Accident: Container Ship Captain Arrested

The captain of the Portuguese-flagged container vessel Solong, which was involved in a collision with the tanker Stena Immaculate in the UK North Sea on 10 March, has been arrested on suspicion of “gross negligence manslaughter”.

The two vessels caught fire after the hull of the jet fuel-carrying tanker was ruptured, leaving one seafarer from the Solong crew missing and presumed dead.

Although yesterday’s estimations suggested that the boxship might sink, the latest developments indicate that...

https://container-news.com/north-sea-accident-container-ship-captain-arrested/

Captain arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over North Sea collision

The captain of the containership Solong, involved in a collision with the Stena Immaculate tanker in the UK North Sea, has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. The incident, which took place on Monday with both ships bursting into flames after the jet fuel-carrying tanker’s...

https://splash247.com/captain-arrested-on-suspicion-of-gross-negligence-manslaughter-over-north-sea-collision/

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