First picture of the launched tank crew

The co-owners of a oil tanker involved in a collision with a freight ship in the North Sea launched the first image of some of the crew and praised their “exceptional courage”.

The ship from Stena Immaculated and Cargo Sololong collided in the North Sea, outside the East Yorkshire, on March 10, triggering an explosion and fires, which have now been extinguished.

A crew member, a Philippine citizen, Sololong with Portuguese pavilion is missing and assumed dead. The Russian captain of the freight ship was accused of murder of serious negligence.

Hm Coastguard said that it continues to remove the tiny plastic pellets found washed on the Norfolk beaches and in other areas around the wash.

The Florida, Crowley, which managed the tank operations company posted a photo on the social networks showing 19 crew members.

In a statement, he said: “The deepest gratitude and our respect is addressed to our 23 sailors from Stena Immaculated for their exceptional courage and rapid action during the recent alize at their North Sea.

“Their decisive efforts and teamwork to execute critical fire and emergency duties have helped to save life, protect the integrity of the ship and minimize the impact on the environment.

“Against the disastrous circumstances, the crew was operational concentrated to ensure that the fire monitors were active to provide the border cooling water, which led to a limited impact to only one of the 16 goods.”

Crowley thanked all the 23 for the courage and “dedication for safety”.

“(IT) gives a strong example for the whole industry,” the company added.

HM Coastguard said that 36 people – from both ships – were saved and taken safely on the Grimsby shore.

Rnli thanked the voluntary crews for rescue boats in Bridlington, Cleethorpes, Humbber, Mablethorpe and Skegness for their efforts in the search and rescue operation.

George Pickford, the head of the Rnli region, said: “We recognize their courage and dedication, because they spent hours at sea, confronted with provocative conditions.”

The head of the coast, Paddy O’Callaghan, said that both Solong and the immaculate stena are “stable”, the rescue operations continuing.

“The fires on board Sololong were extinguished and the temperature monitoring was created,” he said.

Mr. O’callaghan said that a “retouching operation” will continue on Tuesday, after small plastic resin balls, known as Nerdles, which are used in plastics production, were seen outside the washing and along the Norfolk shore between Old HunstaTon and Wells-Next-the-Sea.

According to the Coast Guard, the nudes are not toxic, but they can present a risk for wildlife if ingested.

Washing is a large entrance to the North Sea, which extends from southern Skegness, to Lincolnshire, to Hunstanton, in Norfolk.

“The regular flights of air surveillance continue to monitor both the ships and the operation,” added Mr. O’callaghan.

Steve Rowland, an area manager for RSPB, said that the lentil size pellets were washed on the Norfolk coast.

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, was appointed by the Crown Tracking Service as a missing crew member.

Captain Solong, Vladimir Motin, 59, from Primorsky in St Petersburg, Russia, appeared on Saturday at the Hull Magistrates, accused of serious negligence.

He was withdrawn in arrest to appear before the Central Criminal Court in London on April 14.

The Branch of Investigation of Marine Accidents (MAIB) is trying to establish the cause of the collision.

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