Solong's Hamburg-based owner, Ernst Russ, tonight gave the worrying update after the ship hit the MV Stena Immaculate causing it to explode into a 'massive fireball' off the Yorkshire coast today.

A spokesperson for shipping company Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, said: “The captain is a Russian national.” They also confirmed that the rest of the crew were Russian and Filipino nationals.

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