US EditionRussian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court
- On Monday, March 10, a collision occurred in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire between the container ship MV Solong and the US oil tanker Stena Immaculate, which was at anchor, resulting in a fire, explosions, and fuel being released into the sea.
- The collision is under investigation by Humberside Police and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency due to the death of a crew member who is missing and presumed dead.
- The 59-year-old Russian master of the Solong, Vladimir Motin from Primorsky, St Petersburg, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and will appear at Hull Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
- The Stena Immaculate, an 183-meter tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military, sustained a gaping hole and fire damage, while the smaller, 140-meter Solong, en route to Rotterdam, was badly burnt.
- Authorities and vessel operators have not yet explained the cause of the crash or why safety systems failed, though shipping sources reported the Solong was sailing at cruise speed, possibly close to its maximum of 18-19 knots, and had sailed through the same area on past voyages.
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Captain of the Solong charged in connection with North Sea vessel collision
An investigation by Humberside Police supported by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) into the collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel in the North Sea, off the coast of East Yorkshire, has resulted in a man being charged.
The Russian captain of the Solong freighter who crashed into a U.S.-flagged oil tanker earlier this week in the North Sea appeared before an English court this Saturday on charges of homicide for gross negligence. Solong, with a Portuguese flag, crashed Monday with the Stena Immaculate while anchored off the northeastern coast of England and transported huge amounts of aircraft fuel for the U.S. Army, causing a fire on both ships and emergency r…
Captain charged over North Sea collision appears at court
Coastguards say there is “no cause for concern” from pollution after two ships collided in the North Sea on Monday. One mariner is missing, presumed dead, after the Solong container vessel hit a US oil tanker off the Yorkshire coast. The Solong’s Russian captain appeared before Hull Magistrates Court this morning and was remanded in custody, charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
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