The cargo ship had failed steering-related safety checks, it has also been revealed. Solong’s crew are Russian and Filipino nationals, Ernst Russ said yesterday.

LONDON — British police said Friday the Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker has been charged over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead.

LONDON − The ship's captain arrested in connection with a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the German company that owns the vessel said Wednesday.

LONDON − The ship's captain arrested in connection with a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the German company that owns the vessel said Wednesday.