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Cargo ship's captain arrested over North Sea crash

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Portuguese -flagged Solong collided with US -registered tanker Stena Immaculate .

Both ships are expected to remain afloat, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says.

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

German firm Ernest Russ , which owns the Solong , confirms the man arrested is the ship's master.

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