Shipowner Ernst Russ sets up limitation fund as Stena sues over fatal North Sea tanker collision

German owner Ernst Russ is being sued in London over the fatal collision between its container ship and a Stena Bulk tanker in the North Sea last month.

The company has set up a fund to deal with lawsuits arising from the accident, Reuters reported.

MS Solong Schiffahrtsgesellschaft M & Co KG, the Ernst Russ subsidiary that owns the 805-teu Solong (built 2005), was sued by the operators of the 49,700-dwt tanker Stena Immaculate (built 2017) in London’s High Court on Monday, records show.