{"id":1200,"date":"2025-03-16T22:18:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T23:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2025-03-18T23:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:11:59","slug":"incredible-heroics-on-doomed-north-sea-oil-stena-immaculate-tanker-that-stopped-unimaginable-environmental-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/incredible-heroics-on-doomed-north-sea-oil-stena-immaculate-tanker-that-stopped-unimaginable-environmental-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible heroics on doomed North Sea oil Stena Immaculate tanker that stopped unimaginable environmental disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u2018heroic\u2019 crew of the Stena Immaculate stopped a wider disaster after it was hit in the North Sea<\/a> on Monday morning, a shipping boss has said.<\/p>\n

Before abandoning ship<\/a>, workers on board triggered a fire safety system which meant the damage did not spread to other cargo tanks.<\/p>\n

That meant 17,515 barrels of highly flammable jet fuel was lost when the vessel burst into a fireball \u2013 and not more of the 220,000 barrels it was carrying.<\/p>\n

The US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate was anchored off the Humber Estuary, 10 miles from Hull, when the Portuguese-flagged Solong rammed into it.<\/p>\n

One sailor from the Solong, 38-year-old Filipino national Mark Angelo Pernia, remains lost at sea and is presumed dead.<\/p>\n

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Water flowing through the damaged hull of the Stena Immaculate oil tanker (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Friday, the container ship\u2019s Russian captain Vladimir Motin was charged with gross negligence manslaughter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crowley, the company that operates the Stena Immaculate, confirmed this evening that only one cargo tank with Jet-A1 fuel and a ballast tank containing seawater were damaged in the collision.<\/p>\n

Cal Hayden, Crowley\u2019s vice president, said: \u2018Before being forced to abandon ship, the crew had the dedication and presence of mind to ensure fire monitors were active in order to provide boundary cooling water to the adjacent cargo tanks. <\/p>\n

\u2018Their heroic action limited damage to only the cargo tanks impacted due to the allision.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Smoke billowing from the MV Solong the day after the collision (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He added: \u2018We remain fully committed to supporting the UK response to the striking of the Stena Immaculate and any environmental remediation.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Crowley statement said: \u2018The Coastguard position remains that there continues to be no cause for concern for pollution from the tanker.\u2019<\/p>\n

In the most recent update, Chief Coastguard Paddy O\u2019Callaghan said the Stena Immaculate remains at anchor and the Solong is being \u2018held in a safe location connected to a tug\u2019.<\/p>\n

The UK Health Security Agency \u2018continues to advise that any public health risk on shore is deemed to be very low\u2019, he added.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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