Collision with the North Sea: One of the vessels carries toxic substances

The single cargo ship, which on Monday morning, March 10, collided with an oil tank on the coast of Great Britain, and brought 15 containers of sodium cyanide. This was reported by Sky News, referring to the Lloyd list report.

According to the Center for Control and Prevention of US diseases, sodium cyanide releases hydrogen cyanide, which prevents the body’s ability to use oxygen.

In addition, according to the report, the container truck was carried by an unknown amount of alcohol.

Sky News also writes that, according to the vortexa analytical company, the tanker brought about 130 thousand barrels of aviation fuel (kerosene), which flows through the sea. It is noted that when it enters the soil, aviation fuel can poison fish and damage the beasts and plants on the coast.

According to MarineTraffic, the accident occurred along with the participation of the Stena Imaculate tanker under the US flag and the single cargo ship, walking under the Portugal flag. Earlier it was known that the tanker was anchored when a shipment ship fell on it.

Stena Immaculatte arrives from the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi and is anchored by the coast of the gall. Meanwhile, single is heading to the Scottish port of GrangeMut in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

According to local official Graham Stuart, 37 people were on the same ships. Currently, one of the 14 members of the single ship is considered missing. 32 people were pulled by the coast.

Earlier it was reported that oil tank Stena Immaculate exploded on the coast of Great Britain in the North Sea.