US EditionNorth Sea Cargo Ship Captain 'Did Nothing' to Avoid Tanker Crash
Russian captain Vladimir Motin faces gross negligence manslaughter over a collision causing one death, a massive fire, and environmental harm in the North Sea, court heard.
- On Monday, Vladimir Motin, 59, Russian captain, faces one count of gross negligence manslaughter as his trial begins at London's Old Bailey.
- During the incident, the Portuguese-flagged MV Solong rammed the US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate in the North Sea off the east coast of England, penetrating one cargo tank and releasing aviation fuel.
- Firefighters took nearly two days to extinguish visible flames in a massive offshore operation, while the Solong carried 15 containers of nurdles and the local council in northeastern Lincolnshire and coastguard removed more than 16 tonnes of plastics from beaches.
- One crew member, Mark Angelo Pernia, Solong crew member from the Philippines, was lost and presumed dead, Ernst Russ and Crowley filed legal claims, and vessels were relocated for salvage while Motin pleaded not guilty.
- A preliminary report found neither vessel had a dedicated lookout and visibility was `patchy`, Crowley said the stationary tanker was `in compliance` and anchored 13 miles from the port of Hull; the UK government ruled out foul play last year.
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Russian ship captain accused in court of 'grossly negligent' behaviour leading to 'entirely avoidable' death of crew member
Captain Vladimir Motin, 59, has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a crew member onboard his vessel, which collided with a US oil tanker last March. He denies the charge.
Yorkshire Evening Post
‘He would still be alive’ Russian ship captain on trial after crew member dies off Yorkshire coast
A Russian ship captain has gone on trial over the “entirely avoidable” death of one of his crew in a collision with an oil tanker anchored off the Yorkshire coast.
perspectivemedia.com
Captain to blame for crewman’s death in ‘entirely avoidable’ collision – court
Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died last March after the incident near the Humber Estuary. A Russian ship captain has gone on trial over the “entirely avoidable” death of one of his crew in a collision with an oil tanker anchored near the Humber Estuary, a court has heard. Captain Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel, the container ship Solong, collided into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate, causing the death of Mark Angelo …
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