LONDON (AP) — British police arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter as they searched for answers about why a cargo ship hit a tanker transporting jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze. One sailor was presumed dead.
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.
A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship. A search for a missing crew member ended Monday night.
A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off England, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea.
A Portuguese container ship has collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker while the tanker was anchored in the North Sea, with both ships catching on fire, officials said.
The collision has raised fears of an explosion or environmental catastrophe, with rescue teams racing to the scene.
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At least 32 people were brought ashore, but their condition was not immediately clear. Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the Port of Grimsby East, said 13 casualties were brought in on a Windcat 33 high-speed vessel, followed by another 19 on a harbor pilot boat.
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