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.

UK police Friday again extended the detention of the captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker in the North Sea, citing the "complexities" of the case. Police cited the location of both vessels at sea as one of the complications facing the probe,

A 59-year-old Russian captain was arrested on Monday after his container ship collided with a US tanker off the East Yorkshire coast.