No sodium cyanide on board cargo ship which crashed in the North Sea

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The owner of the cargo ship MV Solong has spoken out on the North Sea crash, confirming that the vessel was not carrying sodium cyanide as was first feared.

At least 37 crew aboard both vessels had an astonishing escape as ‘multiple explosions’ rocked US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate – anchored ten miles off Hull and loaded with highly flammable kerosene for American warplanes.

Its crew abandoned ship minutes after it was rammed by MV Solong – reportedly on autopilot as it headed from Scotland to Rotterdam.

There were rumours that MV Solong may have been carrying toxic chemical sodium cyanide. But now the shipping firm Ernst Russ has said there are ‘no containers on board ladened with sodium cyanide.’ However, there were empty containers that previously contained the ‘hazardous chemical, and these containers will continue to be monitored,’ the company said in a statement.

Rescue vessels appeared to have put out most of the flames on board the Stena Immaculate oil tanker, while no footage has emerged showing MV Solong. Concern is growing for a possible environmental disaster as jet fuel could have leaked into the water.

A sailor on board the Stena Immaculate revealed how the crew managed to escape after a ‘massive ship came from out of the blue,’ leaving them only seconds to react.