The master of the container ship the Solong, which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the ship when it collided with a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday about 12 miles (19km) off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man presumed dead.
The vessel hit a US-flagged tanker, the Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the American military, which was anchored while waiting for space at a port in the Humber, having travelled from the Peloponnese region of Greece.
The Solong was sailing from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands at a speed of about 16 knots, equivalent to 18mph, when it collided with the tanker.
Both vessels caught fire after several explosions and 36 crew were rescued, including Americans onboard the Stena Immaculate and members of the Russian and Filipino crew of the Solong.
One Solong crew member who entered the water remains missing and is presumed dead.
More details soon …