Article #1305

Police launch criminal investigation while local leaders call on Starmer to prevent environmental catastrophe

Police have detained the master of the container ship Solong as experts voiced growing fears over the environmental impact of the collision in the North Sea.

The 59-year-old was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong, which drifted ablaze off the coast of Yorkshire on Tuesday.