Humberside Police said the 59-year-old captain of container ship Solong was detained "on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision."

LONDON (AP) — British police arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter as they searched for answers about why a cargo ship hit a tanker transporting jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze. One sailor was presumed dead.

The 59-year-old man was arrested after a container ship struck an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday. A crew member was presumed dead after an extensive search was called off.

A local police department in England arrested a man in connection with the cargo vessel collision in the North Sea, involving a U.S.-flagged oil carrier. Humberside Police announced Tuesday that they arrested a 59-year-old man and charged him with gross negligence manslaughter.

The captain of the cargo ship Solong was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the ship collided with the Stena Immaculate tanker off England's coast, causing fires and fuel spillage.

A 59-year-old man has been arrested after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the North Sea on Monday, police have said. The Portuguese-flagged Solong collided with the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate,

Captain held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over North Sea crash - The Portuguese vessel Solong is drifting after a collision with US tanker Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday.