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Russian captain jailed for six years after deadly tanker collision
Captain Vladimir Motin was convicted for gross negligence causing the death of a crew member in a collision that ignited a large fire and endangered both ships.
- The Old Bailey sentenced Vladimir Motin, 59, Russian captain, to six years after the Solong's collision with the Stena Immaculate on March 10, 2025.
- Prosecutors argued Motin committed multiple failures, saying he failed to keep a proper lookout, did not summon help, slow down, sound alarms or instigate an emergency stop while the bridge navigation watch alarm was switched off.
- Radar logs show Stena Immaculate on Solong's display for 36 minutes before impact, and the Solong struck at about 15.2 knots while the tanker carried more than 220,000 barrels of JetA1 fuel.
- Solong continued to burn for hours as the crash sparked search-and-rescue operations and environmental fears while the Solong crew and Stena Immaculate crew abandoned ship and were taken ashore in Grimsby.
- Mr Justice Andrew Baker said Motin's account was `highly implausible` and a `merry dance`, while prosecutors claimed he lied to `get back to his wife` in Russia.
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A London court has sentenced Vladimir Motin, the captain of the cargo ship Solong, which collided with an anchored tanker in the North Sea last year, to six years in prison. The court had previously convicted him of manslaughter by gross negligence of a crew member.
A London court has sentenced Russian captain Vladimir Motin to six years in prison after the Solong cargo ship collided with a tanker anchored in the North Sea last year. Earlier this week, the court found him guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence.
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