Fartygskollision, Tanker & fraktfartyg utanför Englands östkust (2025-03-10)

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.

"The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are now active and that he has the right to a fair trial."

"It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."

At approximately 0130 on 10 March 2025, Solong passed the Longstone Lighthouse off the north-east
coast of England and altered course onto a heading of approximately 150°. Solong maintained this course
except for a slight deviation at 0345.

At 0700, Solong’s master returned to the bridge and took over the watch as the lone watchkeeper.
The visibility in the area north of the Humber light float was reported to be patchy and varying between 0.25
nautical miles (nm) and 2.0nm. Neither Solong nor Stena Immaculate had a dedicated lookout on the bridge.

At 0947, Solong collided with the anchored Stena Immaculate’s port side on a heading (HDG) of 150° and
speed over the ground (SOG) of about 16 knots (kts) (Figure 3). Able seaman Mark Pernia, one of Solong’s
crew, was reported to be in the forecastle area at the time of the collision.