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Crew member missing and vessels still on fire after collision in North Sea
Just before 10:00 GMT on Monday [10], the Stena Immaculate – a US oil tanker – was hit by the Portuguese cargo ship, the Solong, while at anchor off the East Yorkshire coast in a busy shipping area.
Thirty-six people have been brought ashore after the collision and one member of the cargo vessel was missing.
Matthew Atkinson, divisional commander for HM Coastguard said: “After an extensive search for the missing crew member sadly he has not been found and the search has ended.”
He confirmed that 36 crew members from both ships were taken safely to shore, and one person was taken to hospital.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is assessing any necessary response to potential pollution, he adds.
Both vessels caught fire, and twelve hours on, they are continuing to burn.
The Stena Immaculate was carrying jet fuel for the US government when it was struck, some of which is spilling into the sea, sparking concerns for the marine life in the area.
The Solong was carrying 15 containers of sodium cyanide among its cargo, according to a report. It’s unclear if any has entered the water.
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Three newly appointed Court of Appeal Justices were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara Disanayake today (11), at the Presidential Secretariat.
Accordingly, the appointments were conferred upon High Court Judges W.K.S.U. Premachandra, K. Priyantha Fernando and A. Premashankar.
Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was also present at the occasion.
It has been noted that the provisions of the Industry Promotion Act No. 46 of 1990 existing at present are not sufficient to compile industry policies that enable fulfilling the contemporary requirements in the fields of technical, trade, skills, and environment in the industry sector. Therefore, approval has been granted to amend the said Act at the cabinet meeting held on 08-03-2021.
At present, the legal draftsman is in the process of amending the said Act, and the legal draftsman has shown the necessity of obtaining the policy consent of the present cabinet of ministers for the function of amending the Act.
Accordingly, taking into consideration the proposal presented by the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant the policy consent for the expeditious completion of the function of preparation of the said draft.
Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 11.01.2021 to amend the Tea Control Act No. 51 of 1957 including the following particulars:
• An introduction of a definition as “Reclaimable Tea” to the disposed portion of tea after categorizing at the process of production in tea factories.
• Naming the portion remaining as Refuse Tea after further extracting processed tea from the reclaimable tea.
• Registration of tea processors, issuance of licenses for them and administration of them. And including other legal provisions affecting them
The Legal Draftsman is proceeding with the amendments to this act by now and has pointed out the requirement of obtaining the approval of the present Cabinet of Ministers.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to complete the bill drafting process as soon as possible, considering the proposal furnished by the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Facilities.
Three new Court of Appeal Justices sworn In
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