Missing crew member in North Sea crash likely ‘deceased’: UK minister

The Stena Immaculate tanker that collided with Solong container vessel appear at a distance off the coast of Withernsea, east of England, on Mar. 11, 2025. (AFP)

“Our working assumption is that, very sadly, the sailor is deceased,” Kane said

LONDON: A crew member missing after a cargo ship struck a tanker in the North Sea off the British coast is presumed dead, a UK government minister said Tuesday.
“Our working assumption is that, very sadly, the sailor is deceased,” junior transport minister Mike Kane told the British parliament, adding that the man’s family had been informed.