Tanker collision details revealed by crew member who says vessel rammed ship “out of the blue”

London – An American man who said he was part of the crew of the MV STENA IMMACULATE TANKER when he was struck on Monday by a cargo, which did burst into flames off the east coast of Englandtold CBS News that the other ship “came from the release of blue” and struck the Stena.

The man, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not allowed to speak with the accident media, said that the STENA had been anchored where the collision occurred and had relayed his contact details, which means that all the other ships in the region should have known his position.

He said that he was near the part of the Immaculate Stena where the container ship struck by Portugal Solong had its impact, and that it only had a few seconds to react when he heard cries before the impact. Then, all of a sudden, he said that “a vast ship came from the exit of blue”.

The man said the Solong did not immediately stop after having crashed into the Stena, and that he felt like he continued to drive in the ship for about 10 minutes after the initial impact. The man said that other STENA crew members, who apparently transported jet fuel to the US military, described how no one was on the Solong deck at the time of the accident.

Flames broke out of the STENA and the crew immediately jumped into action, the man said. He said they had put protective equipment and attempted to fight the fire, but quickly determined that it would not be possible and decided to abandon the ship.

The crew members went to their rooms to collect the essential effects, also entering life jackets and emergency equipment. They then went to the gathering point and sounded. When all had been counted, they entered the rescue canoe and gathered again. When it was checked that everyone was on the lifeboat, they launched. The captain was the last person to leave the Stena, he said.

The man described flames that cling to the crew while riding on the lifeboat and said that some of the sailors had even sang the hair because the fire was so close. He said they could not have been waiting any longer to get off the ship, and the whole incident of the impact to evacuation lasted about 30 minutes.

The man said that the crew had been trained for disasters like this, and that the whole time of the impact on evacuation had been “manual” and carried out according to the procedure.

An American official confirmed on Monday to the CBS News National Defense correspondent Charlie d’Agata, that the STENA wore goods in support of the US Department of Defense, but they said that the incident would have no impact on US military operations or combat preparation.

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CBS News partner network BBC News said he had received a statement from a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday, saying that they “understand that there do not seem to be any unfair gaming suggestions at that time” linked to the collision of the two ships about 10 miles off the Yorkshire East coast.

Later in the day, the Captain of the Solong was detained, “suspected of blatant negligence, linked to the collision,” reported the Associated Press. The 59 -year -old captain was not appointed and he was not charged, said the Humberside police.

There were current concerns on Tuesday, while the Solong continued to burn, Potential environmental impact Among the incident, but one of the worst fears – that the Portuguese ship punished could have worn a very toxic chemical – seemed to be resting.

“We are able to confirm that there are no containers aboard sodium cyanide, as has been poorly declared,” the Solong operator, Solong operator, Ernst Russ, told CBS in a statement.

The company said that there were “four empty containers who previously contained the dangerous chemical, and these containers will continue to be monitored”.

British coast guard Pat O’Callaghan said in a statement on Tuesday that the Solong was still burning from the STENA and the fire on the United States’s contract under contract “has decreased considerably”.

“The counter-pollution and rescue team assesses the situation and develops a ready plan for implementation as soon as the situation allows,” said Ocallaghan, adding that the British environmental agency “closely monitored the situation and confirmed that air quality at ground level is currently normal for weather conditions”.

He said the UK Health Security Agency “also helped the response and said any public health risk on shore is currently considered very low.”