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Russian 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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