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The owners of a container ship which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea on Monday have denied reports it had hazardous sodium cyanide on board. US tanker Stena Immaculate was anchored ...

The second vessel, a cargo ship named the Solong, was en route to the dutch port of Rotterdam. In the aftermath of the crash there were fears it was carrying a combination of alcohol and 15 containers ...

Stuart spoke with minister for aviation, maritime and security Mike Kane, who addressed earlier speculations of sodium cyanide containers on the Portuguese cargo ship Solong. Referring to the ...

It remains unclear whether there has been any leak of the chemical. "Sodium Cyanide is used widely in metal processing and, whilst quite corrosive and toxic, it only becomes a serious problem when ...

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A cargo ship that smashed into a US military chartered oil tanker off the northeast coast of England on Monday was carrying sodium cyanide, according to the maritime intelligence company and ...

Sodium cyanide, according to the US’ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, releases a highly toxic hydrogen cyanide gas that interferes with the body’s ability to use oxygen.

However, it’s now been confirmed that there is no sodium cyanide on board. "There are four empty containers that have previously contained the hazardous chemical and these containers will ...

“We have to hope that any spills can be quickly contained and pollution minimised.” Sodium Cyanide dissolves in water and can have serious adverse health effects for those who come into direct ...

Follow live: Jet fuel spilling into sea after tanker collision We now know the Solong cargo ship was not carrying sodium cyanide as was earlier feared. Four empty containers had carried it ...

One person is still missing after a container ship carrying toxic sodium cyanide crashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military in the North Sea on Monday, sparking multiple ...