Ernst Russ, which owns Portuguese-registered Solong, ... It stated that Stena Immaculate’s second officer took over “anchor watch” for a 12-hour duty period shortly before midnight, ...

Shipping company Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, said it has separated from the Stena Immaculate and drifted south. “Fire activity onboard the vessel has diminished since yesterday.

A spokesman for shipping company Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, said: “The captain is a Russian national. ... It made contact with a US-flagged oil tanker, called the Stena Immaculate, ...

On 27 February 2025, the Stena Immaculate departed Agioi Theodoroi, Greece, with a cargo of aviation fuel. The tanker was bound for Killingholme, England, and was expected to berth on March 11, 2025.

Russian national Vladimir Motin, 59, was captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong that hit the Stena Immaculate tanker, carrying military jet fuel, on March 10.

The BBC reported that a separate legal claim was filed on Monday (March 31) against Ernst Russ by Stena Immaculate’s owner and operator, Stena Bulk and Crowley respectively.