A Russian cargo ship captain is on trial in the UK over a deadly collision in the North Sea that caused a major fire and led to the death of a crew member.
Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, appeared at London’s Old Bailey on Monday charged with one count of gross negligence manslaughter.
The charge relates to a collision between the cargo ship Solong and the tanker Stena Immaculate in March last year. Motin has pleaded not guilty, and the trial is expected to last several weeks.
The Portuguese-flagged Solong, under Motin’s command, collided with the US-flagged Stena Immaculate early on 10 March 2025.
The tanker was carrying jet fuel and was anchored about 13 miles from the port of Hull, on England’s northeast coast. It had been chartered by the US military at the time.
The collision caused a large fire on both vessels which led to a
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