Man arrested on suspicion of 'gross negligence manslaughter' over North Sea oil tanker crash

Lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter were called to the collision in the Humber Estuary.

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea, Humberside Police said.

The tanker was operating as part of the US government’s Tanker Security Programme, a group of commercial vessels that can be contracted to carry fuel for the military when needed.