Man Arrested for Suspected Manslaughter in UK Ship Collision

A man has been arrested by UK police for suspected manslaughter after the likely death of one person following the collision of two ships in the North Sea, according to Sky News. A container ship hit a stationary tanker that was carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military on Monday off the eastern coast of England. Humberside Police in the UK released a statement to Sky News explaining they had arrested a 59-year-old man “on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision.” The man is in custody but has not been formally charged yet, according to Sky News. The U.S. fuel tanker Stena Immaculate was reportedly anchored off the coast of England when the Portuguese-flagged Solong cargo ship (pictured above) ran into it around 9:45 a.m. local time on Monday. The collision started fires and multiple explosions. Thirty-six people were rescued but one person is missing and presumed dead on the Solong, which will reportedly be allowed to just sink. The Solong reported ... Read full article.