The captain of a cargo ship arrested after a collision in the North Sea is being held in custody for a further 24 hours "due to the complexities of the incident", police said. The 59-year-old Russian man was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as it emerged that the ship failed several safety checks last year.