Perl Harbor’s script in the North Sea

Taranched the American tanker

Last week, like others, there has been no shortage of dramatic events lately, one of them an incident in the North Sea.

When an anchor throwing an American tanker floating in the sea, loaded with jet fuel, a container, captain, as a Russian citizen, was a strong smell of geopolitical shot.

In the public sphere and in foreign channels, this collision was soon compared to the U.S. Military Base Perl Harbore attack in 1941.

Last Monday, the Portuguese ship, which was floating with the flag of Madeira’s flag, was categorized by the Portuguese ship, which was thrown into an anchor -throwing American oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate.

As shown in the videos, the tanker is taraned levels in the middle.

The BBC’s first knowledge of the incident appeared on March 10. In the afternoon, when a early morning oil tanker and a cargo ship were announced near the Eastern Yorkshire coast (about 13 nautical miles from the shore) and a significant rescue and fire forces working at the scene (both in the water and from the air).

Firefighters sought to control the fire on the tanker.

Later, knowledge of the rescued and victims appeared.

Geopolitical spice

Almost at the same time, information about the MV Stena Immaculate ship, which gave it at first glance to a normal shipping incident, a geopolitical spice.

In 183 mV Stena Immaculate, the US Government Tanker Security Program was sailed.

The ship belonged to a group of commercial ships, which can be concluded with contracts for the transportation of fuel to the military when needed.

It is argued that the MV Stena Immaculate is one of 10 oil tankers created and adapted specifically to provide fuel to the United States forces in the event of an armed conflict or emergency.

He sailed from the Greek Agia’s port to Kilingholm in the United Kingdom (UK).

Currently, the tanker is owned by Crowley Maritime Corporation in Florida, although the ship itself is formally owned by Stena Sphere, owners of which is a family of Olssson businessmen from Sweden.

During the incident, it was not yet known what the American ship was transported, although immediately after the collision, speeches and considerations of disastrous damage to fish, birds and other water creatures were heard.

Already on March 10 In the evening, it was clarified that MV Stela Immaculate was transported by jet fuel, which is likely to be transported to the US Air Force with their own bases in the United Kingdom.

Detention: After the MV Stena Immaculate tanker, the latter’s captain, a Russian citizen, was arrested after a US flag -floating tanker. / Photo by Scanpix

Anxiety about pollution

A fire broke out on the tanker after the collision, and it was shaken by a number of explosions, but the cargo (missile fuel) entered the environment, but it was announced that the crew members had safely left the ship.

Initially, it was believed that the MV Solong ship cargo, which had collided with MV Stena Immaculate, was also not very friendly to the environment that he was transported by 15 containers with sodium cyanide (Nacn, very toxic salt).

However, later, Ernst Russ, a ship owner in Hamburg, tried to reassure the public that these substances used in the industry were not on board during the incident.

Ernst Russ told the media that 13 of the 14 ship crew members managed to move to the shore, but one person was missing.

After dawn on March 11th In the morning, foreign journalists claimed that both ships, who were flaming all night, were still on their way.

The environmental damage was talked about. Environmentalists have not concealed that oil and chemicals endanger marine life, including whales and dolphins, and birds, including real Mormons, Padgers and Narns on the coast.

There was no intentional crime?

The next day, the sensational news was announced that the collision in the North Sea was detained in 59 years. MV Solong captain, who has been suspected of unintentional murder.

Captain V. Mother April 14 this year. should stand in front of a judge in the Central Criminal and Wales Court in London.

According to Sky News and other media channels, the incident was 59 years old. Vladimir Moto from St. Petersburg, who is named « Russian citizen » or simply as an ethnic Russian.

The majority of the crew of his ship was also made up of people from Russia or the Philippine Islands, so the causes of the incident will also be forced to investigate the version of intentional sabotage.

At this point, it is not possible to say whether the collision of the ships was deliberately caused, with any military and political goals, or simply occurred due to unintentional human fault or technical failures, but last Saturday, Mr Mother was forced to appear in the courtroom.

Since one member of the MV Solong crew, a sailor associated with the Philippine Islands, according to foreign media, 38 years old. Mark Angelo Pernia disappeared during the incident and was not found, he was declared dead, so the ship’s captain was suspected of accidental murder.

It is speculated that the sailor may have been in one of those places where the explosion broke out during the collision.

During the evacuation, other crew members tried to find it, but they could not do so.

The other 36 crew members from both ships were safely transported to the shore and did not suffer any major injuries.

According to Sky News, Mr. V. Moton, who had heard all the information at a 35 -minute hearing, heard all the information, with the help of a translator, confirmed his last name, date of birth and the fact that he does not have a permanent place of residence in the UK.

Captain V. Mother April 14 this year. should stand in front of a judge in the Central Criminal and Wales Court in London.

According to BNS, the UK authorities say they did not suspect that the accident was an intentional crime.