CNN
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The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into an oil tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the ship’s owner Ernst Russ said Wednesday.
British police on Tuesday opened a criminal investigation into the crash and arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
A spokesperson for Ernst Russ told CNN that the arrested man is the captain of the Solong and that he is a Russian national.
“The master and our entire team are actively assisting with the investigations,” the spokesperson said.
The Solong careered into the US-flagged Stena Immaculate…
