Seafarer tells of horror as container ship heads straight at him before fatal accident

Seafarer tells of horror as container ship heads straight at him before fatal accident
Paul Peachey 16 January 2026

The Solong in the aftermath of the collision and fire in March 2025 Photo: Humberside Police
Tanker crew member says ship came silently out of patchy fog before deadly North Sea collision

A crew member of an anchored tanker told of his horror at seeing a container ship heading straight at him while he was 40 feet up a mast, changing light bulbs.

Steven Fonti was carrying out maintenance duties when he glanced over his shoulder to see the 804-teu Solong (built 2005) emerging from patchy fog on a direct collision course, a court heard on Friday.

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