Captain of Solong container ship charged over North Sea collision
Vladimir Motin accused of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship struck Stena Immaculate tanker on Monday
Russian captain of North Sea crash ship to appear in court
The Solong’s master Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, police said.
Captain arrested in North Sea ship crash with US-flagged tanker is Russian national
The captain arrested in a crash into a U.S. flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the owner of the vessel said on Wednesday.
Solong cargo ship captain charged with gross negligence manslaughter after crash
The US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate was anchored off the Humber Estuary, 10 miles from Hull, when it burst into flames in a fireball after the Portuguese-flagged Solong rammed into it. Stena was loaded with more than 200,000 tons of highly flammable jet fuel for US warplanes, while both vessels were powered by heavy fuel.
UK Police Charge Russian Captain Involved in U.S Tanker Ship Crash
A view shows the damaged cargo ship Solong, after it collided with a hull of Stena Immaculate oil tanker ship, as seen from Saltfleet, Britain, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) - British police said on Friday that they have charged the Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.
Captain of ship in North Sea crash charged with manslaughter
The Russian captain of a cargo ship involved in Monday's crash with a tanker in the North Sea off the coast of England was charged Friday with gross negligence manslaughter, UK police said. The tanker,
Arrested Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision charged
British police said Friday the Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker has been charged over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead. Vladimir Motin, who was the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong,
UK Police Given More Time to Question Ship Crash Captain
The captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong has been held in police custody since Monday following his arrest on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship hit the
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Stena Immaculate: All fires out, salvage preparations begin
The fire on the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate has completely ceased, the vessel is completely stable, and full salvage ...
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Salvage experts board fire-hit Stena tanker at centre of North Sea disaster
Salvage experts have successfully boarded the Stena Bulk tanker at the centre of the deadly North Sea collision after fires ...
Jet fuel cargo mostly intact on Stena Immaculate after ship collision off UK, says ship owner
Most of the jet fuel onboard the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate that was hit by a container ship in a collision off ...
North Sea collision: Video shows moment Solong and MV Stena Immaculate collided off East Yorkshire coast
Thermal imaging footage shows the moment the Solong and the MV Stena Immaculate collided in the North Sea, before an ...
Solong and Stena Both Sustained Significant Damage in Shipping Collision, Container Owner Says
"Both vessels have sustained significant damage in the impact of the collision and the subsequent fire," Solong's ...
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Stricken Tanker Stena Immaculate was Moving Jet Fuel for Defense Logistics Agency
The tanker that was hit at anchor off the coast of England in the North Sea was under contract by Military Sealift Command in ...
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Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen
There has been no update from the Humberside Police on the status of the 59-year old master of the Solong, who has been ...
MV Stena Immaculate: British ships ordered not to leave port after oil tanker crash as crew missing
The owner of the Solong cargo ship, Ernst Russ, said 13 of the 14 Solong crew members have been brought ashore to Grimsby, ...
Moment container ship smashes into oil tanker in North Sea sending huge fireball into sky
Dramatic video has been released showing the moment a container ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea, sending a huge fireball into the air. Container ship Solong struck the Stena ...