Only one tank containing jet fuel damaged in ship crash off Britain
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Only one tank filled with jet fuel was damaged after the U.S. military-contracted tanker that was transporting a shipment was struck, opens new tab by a cargo ship off England's northeast coast, U.S. logistics firm Crowley said.
The tanker, Stena Immaculate, which can carry tens of thousands of tons of jet fuel, was at anchor on March 10 off Humberside when it was struck by the smaller Solong. Fires and explosions broke out.
Crowley, which manages the tanker, said in a statement on Sunday the third-party salvage team had confirmed damage "was limited to one cargo tank containing Jet-A1 fuel and one ballast tank containing sea water". It said on March 12 the vessel was carrying 16 tanks.
Out of the 220,000 barrels of jet fuel the Stena Immaculate was carrying, Crowley said 17,515 were lost due to the impact and three-day fire.
The logistics firm also commended the crew for triggering a firefighting system before abandoning the ship.
Erik Hanell, chief executive of Stena Immaculate owner Stena Bulk, previously told Reuters earlier that two of 18 fuel tanks had leaked, with an estimated 10% of the cargo.
The Russian captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong, Vladimir Motin, appeared in Hull Magistrates' Court on Saturday after being charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the death of Filipino national and Solong crew member Mark Angelo Pernia.
Motin did not make an application for bail and was remanded in custody to appear in court in London on April 14.
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