North Sea crash vessel unlikely to stay afloat but wasn't carrying sodium cyanide, owners say

Missing sailor presumed dead, minister says

The missing sailor who disappeared after the tanker collision in the North Sea is "presumed dead". Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Maritime minister Mike Kane said: "Our working assumption is that - very sadly - that the sailor is deceased." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

North Sea container ship still ablaze

Efforts are continuing to put out the blaze onboard the burning wreckage of a container ship in the North Sea after it collided with an oil tanker on Monday. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Expert warns of environmental impact of cargo crash

A leading maritime expert says the potential environmental impact of Monday’s collision between an oil tanker and container ship in the North Sea is "significant". Tomas Alexa from Ambrey Intelligence, also says evidence suggests there was "no attempt made to slow down" before the collision. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Search called off for crew member in cargo ship crash

The search for a missing crew member of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea has been called off as fires aboard continued to burn overnight, according to the coastguard. A Portuguese-registered container ship, Solong, collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate near Hull just before 10 am on Monday, triggering “multiple explosions” and releasing jet fuel into the water. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn