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The U.S. Stena Immaculate chemical tanker was carrying around 35 million liters of aviation fuel for the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. The fuel has a high boiling point, meaning it evaporates slowly and is relatively toxic.
It collided with the Portuguese Solong vessel, which had 15 containers of toxic sodium cyanide on its cargo. CBS News cited an unnamed American sailor on board the Stena Immaculate who said “a massive ship came from out of the blue” and collided with the tanker.
One crew member from the Solong is still missing, with a search called off last night. Its other 13 members are accounted for, with all 23 crew members on the Stena Immaculate also accounted for.
Pressed on the incident Tuesday, Pennycook told the BBC that the U.K. coast guard and emergency services were responding to a “particularly fast-moving, dynamic situation.”
“There’s only a certain amount I can say at this point in time, but investigations are taking place as to the causes of the crash,” the British government minister said.
“That’s led by U.S. and Portuguese authorities as the flag states for the ships concerned, but it’s being assisted by U.K. authorities and the appropriate authorities in terms of … the potential environmental impact.”
