UK ship crash needs fully transparent investigation

13/3/2025 6:03

A crash between a fuel

tanker and a container ship off the English coast should be

subject to a transparent and internationally coordinated

investigation, a global seafarers' union said on Wednesday.



One person is presumed dead after the Solong, a

Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, crashed on Monday into the Stena

Immaculate, an anchored tanker that was carrying U.S. military

jet fuel. The collision caused huge fires and explosions. All 36

other crew members from the vessels were brought to shore.



The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), the

biggest seafarers' union, urged all the jurisdictions involved

to cooperate to understand how the incident happened.



"There are crucial questions that remain unanswered in the

wake of this tragedy, and these must be addressed through a full

and transparent internationally coordinated investigations," ITF

general secretary Stephen Cotton said in a statement.