LONDON (Reuters) – British police have arrested a man in connection with Monday’s collision of two ships off England’s northeast coast, the authorities said on Tuesday. Humberside Police said in a statement they have arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision. (Reporting by Catarina Demony and Sam …
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LONDON (Reuters) – No evidence of foul play has been found so far in Monday’s collision between two ships off the coast of northeast England, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman said on Tuesday. “I understand that there doesn’t appear to be any suggestions of foul play at this time,” the spokesman told reporters. (Reporting …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch marine provider Boskalis will salvage the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate, which was struck by a container ship off northeast England on Monday, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, confirming earlier Dutch media reports. He could not give a time frame for the salvaging but added that four ships carrying foam and extinguishing …
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By Jonathan Saul and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -A tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military was hit by a container ship off northeast England on Monday, with the collision igniting a blaze on both vessels, causing multiple explosions and forcing both crews to abandon ship. The tanker, which can carry tens of thousands …
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LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles hailed the work of the Commonwealth in bringing countries together as he and Britain’s senior royals gathered at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday for annual celebrations for the international organisation he leads. Last year, both the 76-year-old king and his daughter-in-law Kate, the Princess of Wales, missed the Commonwealth Day …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The container ship Solong and chemical tanker Stena Immaculate have both sustained significant damage as a result of the collision that took place off Britain’s coast, the Solong’s owner said on Monday. “Both vessels have sustained significant damage in the impact of the collision and the subsequent fire,” Solong’s Hamburg-based owner, Ernst …
LONDON (Reuters) -A British lawmaker who was found guilty of punching one of his constituents has said he will stand down as a member of parliament, triggering the first by-election since Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party was elected last year. Mike Amesbury, the member of parliament for Runcorn and Helsby in northwest England, was …
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(Reuters) -British building materials supplier Travis Perkins said on Monday its CEO Pete Redfern was stepping down due to ill health, sending the company’s shares down nearly 6% to their lowest since March 2020. Chairman Geoff Drabble will work with Travis Perkins’ management to ensure business stability as it begins the search for Redfern’s successor, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Stena Immaculate tanker involved in Monday’s collision with another ship off the coast of northeast England was reported to have released some jet fuel after sustaining a ruptured cargo tank, U.S. logistics group Crowley said. “The Stena Immaculate sustained a ruptured cargo tank containing Jet-A1 fuel due to the allision,” said …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a virtual meeting of world leaders to discuss Ukraine on Saturday, building on a summit in London this month when the British leader announced the formation of a “coalition of the willing” to support Kyiv. Britain and France are working on a plan to provide a peacekeeping …
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