London, March 12 -- The captain of the cargo ship involved in the deadly collision in the North Sea has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, local media reported on Tuesday.
The ship's owner, international shipping company Ernst Russ, confirmed in a statement that the master of the containership Solong has been detained by Humberside police in Britain.
"The master and our entire team are actively assisting with the investigations. Out of respect for the investigation and all involved, we will not comment further at this time."
The master of the ship is the same as the captain, as reported by local media.
A criminal investigation was launched to determine the cause of the collision soon after the U.S.-registere...