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'Fighting the flames was a lost cause' - sailor recounts North Sea collision

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American sailor gives first -hand account of North Sea collision with Solong cargo ship.

He said the Solong "came from out of the blue" and struck the Stena Immaculate oil tanker.

The two ships collided just before 10:00 GMT on Monday , sparking fires and a mass evacuation.

The captain was the last person to get into a lifeboat, the sailor said.

He described the evacuation as a 'textbook' operation for the crew who had trained for disaster.

VR Score

71

Informative language

64

Neutral language

85

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

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not offensive

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Time-value

short-lived

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