Man arrested in connection with North Sea ship crash

An unnamed 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter today, after a collision between two ships in the North Sea yesterday that left one sailor presumed dead. The cause of that crash is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.

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