Captain of Solong container ship charged over North Sea collision
- On March 10, Humberside Police received a report of a collision 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 off Immingham, northeast England.
- The collision occurred as the Solong was en route to Rotterdam, reportedly sailing at or near its maximum speed of 18-19 knots, while the Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the US military, was stationary.
- The crash resulted in huge fires and explosions, released fuel into the sea, caused a gaping hole and fire damage to the 183-meter Stena Immaculate, and left the 140-meter MV Solong badly burnt.
- Vladimir Motin, the 59-year-old Russian master of the Solong from Primorsky, St Petersburg, is charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead after extensive searches by HM Coastguard.
- Humberside Police and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency investigated the collision, but authorities and vessel operators have yet to offer an explanation of how the crash occurred or why safety systems failed, and Motin is scheduled to appear at Hull Magistrates' Court.
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