Vladimir Motin, 59, from Primorsky in Saint Petersburg appeared in Hull Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
The Russian captain of a cargo ship that crashed into a U.S. fuel tanker in the North Sea, appeared in a British court where he was charged with manslaughter and gross negligence.
Vladimir Motin, 59, from Saint Petersburg, was remanded in custody after he appeared in court in Hull, east Yorkshire on Saturday.Why It Matters
Molin was captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong container vessel, which hit the Stena Immaculate, a vessel chartered by the U.S. military to carry jet fuel, on Monday at full speed while it was anchored 10 miles off the coast of Hull.
The crash caused fires and explosions and one of the Solong’s crew members, 38-year-old Filipino national Mark Angelo Pernia, is missing « presumed » dead.
The British government has ruled out foul play in the incident but there are still questions over the cause of the crash which the court case is expected to reveal.What To Know
Although one crew member is missing and presumed dead, 36 other crew members from both vessels survived and were brought to shore following the incident that occurred shortly before 10 a.
