Captain of ship that crashed into US tanker is Russian, owner says

Solong crashed into the U.S. tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast Monday.

Tanker That Exploded In North Sea Collision One Of 10 In U.S. Fuel Delivery Program?

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The Stena Immaculate, loaded with Jet-A fuel, suffered multiple explosions after a cargo ship collided with it.

... Stena Immaculate was built in China and named in 2017. In May 2023, it became one of three ships managed by the Florida-based Crowley company to enroll in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Tanker Security Program ( TSP). The program was created to augment the U.S. Defense Department’s (DoD) logistics capabilities with U.S.-based product tankers ...