British police said on Friday they were granted more time to question the 59-year old Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker earlier this week.

Humberside Police said detectives were given more time to question the man after magistrates had previously granted a 36-hour extension on Wednesday afternoon. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.

The captain of a cargo ship that struck a tanker and sparked a massive blaze in the North Sea will be held in custody for a further 36 hours, UK police said Thursday. "An extension has been granted by the magistrates' court to detain the man in custody for a further 36 hours,

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a stationary tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the ship's owner confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. U.K. police arrested the man after the Solong cargo ship,