A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one crew member was missing.

The captain of the Solong cargo ship, that collided with US oil tanker Stena Immaculate on Monday, has been arrested, the owner of the vessel told the BBC. It comes after Humberside Police said a 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, in connection with the North Sea collision.

Humberside Police say they have arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with theNorth Sea collision.

Most of the jet fuel onboard the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate that was hit by a container ship in a collision off Britain's coast remains contained and only two of the vessel's 18 fuel tanks have leaked,

The captain arrested in a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the owner of the vessel said.

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody

A U.S. oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship collided and caught fire off the English coast.

A thermal imaging camera has captured the moment a cargo ship struck an oil tanker in the North Sea on 10 March. The video, captured by Orca AI, shows the Solong hitting the Stena Immaculate, before an explosion can be seen.