Russian captain arrested for ship collision | LiveNOW from FOX

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker was revealed to be a Russian national who remains in police custody. The vessel’s owner said as it emerged that the ship failed several safety checks. The 59-year-old man, who hasn’t been named by authorities, was arrested by police in northeast England on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence over the collision.

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[phillipdavidhaskett]

A Russian captain crashes his dilapidated, barely-seaworthy ship into a Untied States Navy fuel transport ship? Nothing suspicious there.

[faustman]

With that history, that boat shouldn't have been on the water. That boat was a mess.

[dub]

That makes two US military ships in the last month to be rammed by a cargo ship, something smelly going on.

[carbonunit]

The worst kind of war is one you don’t know you’re fighting.

[keith]

I thought this incident was a bit suspicious.

[muigzgf]

Was clearly aimed for the middle of the tanker

[unrealeck]

Wait a second. British police actually arrested someone for violating laws in their waters!?
There's hundreds violating those laws DAILY.

[TeksTherapy]

Seems like a military operation to take out the jet fuel ship.

[junosaxon]

Very suspicious. At first I was wondering about a Russian submarine possibly being responsible, but now, a Russian captain has been arrested.

[fraginz]

I think it's clear what happened there.

[gutstompenrocker]

Just like the cable cutting, this was done on purpose too.

[frankblangeard]

A Russian captain slams his ship into another ship carrying fuel for the U.S. military.

[edmc]

Not believing it was an accident ! Would not be the first time Russia used a commercial ship to cause damage.

[LPPlayer]

This was no accident. That was an intentional crash.

[php]

This is definitely extreme criminal negligence, not premeditated or planned sabotage. That's about a weeks worth of jet fuel for a couple of aircraft carriers or an airbase.

[Mr.frag-out]

That was on purpose crash. Life in prison

[MistSoalar]

Bring your old friend Sal and let him talk

[nhansen]

I can't help but think that Russian national was promised a bounty by Russia to disrupt American shipping.

[catsonboat]

Never attribute to malice which can be explained by incompetence. The Russians were drunk, the ship was on autopilot, a Filipino dishwasher was standing watch on the bridge. What could go wrong ?

[jjreddog]

Being prior Military I did think this may have been deliberate.