US EditionRussian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision, faces UK trial in January
- Russian captain Vladimir Motin pleaded not guilty to gross manslaughter at a London court on Friday over a North Sea collision on March 10.
- The collision occurred when Motin's Portugal-flagged cargo ship Solong hit the anchored US tanker Stena Immaculate about 12 miles off northeast England.
- The crash sparked a nearly week-long fire on the tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military, leading to the rescue of 36 crew members from both ships.
- Mark Angelo Pernia, a 38-year-old Filipino crew member working near the explosion site, is missing and presumed dead, while thousands of nurdles from ruptured containers washed ashore, prompting environmental concerns.
- Motin remains in custody pending his upcoming trial scheduled for January 12, 2026, with additional hearings planned beforehand, while UK officials have found no evidence linking the incident to national security concerns.
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Russian captain of container ship that crashed into tanker denies manslaughter
An aerial view as smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast (Picture: EPA) The Russian captain of a container ship that tore into a tanker carrying fuel for the US military has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a crew member. Vladimir Motin, from Primorsky, St Petersburg, was alone on the bridge of the Portuguese-flagged Solong that crashed into the Stena Immaculate off the northeast coast of E…
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