Stena was loaded with more than 200,000 tons of highly flammable jet fuel for US warplanes, while both vessels were powered by heavy fuel.

U.K. police say the Solong cargo ship's captain, identified by the vessel's owner as a Russian national, was detained on suspicion of negligent manslaughter.

The man arrested by Humberside police is the captain of the Solong cargo ship, the vessel's owner tells the BBC Earlier, the police force said that a 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter,

The captain of MV Solong involved in the North Sea oil tanker crash is a Russian national, the shipping company revealed. The US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate was anchored off the Humber Estuary, 10 miles from Hull, when it burst into flames in a fireball after the Portuguese-flagged Solong rammed into it.

In an update released this afternoon, Humberside Police said a man has been arrested following the North Sea ship collision. He remains in custody while enquiries are underway

A missing sailor is presumed dead after Monday's North Sea crash involving a cargo ship and a tanker. Meanwhile, crew members from the tanker involved have spoken to Sky News. We're closing this live page for the day - but catch up on what happened and listen to the Daily podcast here.

The captain arrested in a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the owner of the vessel said.

The captain of the cargo ship that crashed into an oil tanker anchored off the coast of Britian Monday has been arrested.