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Leader Live
3 days ago
- Leader Live
Russian captain denies unlawful killing of crew member in North Sea collision
The Solong's master, Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, is accused of the unlawful killing of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, in the collision off the East Yorkshire coast. On Friday, Motin appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink from HMP Hull for a plea hearing before Judge Mark Lucraft KC. Assisted by a Russian interpreter, Motin confirmed his identity before he pleaded not guilty to a single charge of the manslaughter of Filipino national Mr Pernia on March 10. Judge Lucraft set a further hearing on September 10 ahead of the defendant's trial on January 12 2026. Motin was charged over Mr Pernia's death after his vessel collided with the American tanker Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary on March 10. All 23 people on the tanker were rescued along with 13 crew from the Solong, but Mr Pernia could not be located. Mr Pernia was working in the forward deck of the Solong, in an area where there was an explosion. The collision happened at about 9.47am at 10.2 nautical miles from the nearest point on the coast, a previous hearing was told. The 140m-long Solong is Portuguese-registered and was carrying about 157 containers. The Stena Immaculate is 183m long and was carrying jet fuel. It anchored at the point of the collision about 15 hours before the impact. The Solong was travelling at about 15 knots when it hit the port side of the other vessel.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russian captain denies unlawful killing of crew member in North Sea collision
The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. The Solong's master, Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, is accused of the unlawful killing of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, in the collision off the East Yorkshire coast. On Friday, Motin appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink from HMP Hull for a plea hearing before Judge Mark Lucraft KC. Assisted by a Russian interpreter, Motin confirmed his identity before he pleaded not guilty to a single charge of the manslaughter of Filipino national Mr Pernia on March 10. Judge Lucraft set a further hearing on September 10 ahead of the defendant's trial on January 12 2026. Motin was charged over Mr Pernia's death after his vessel collided with the American tanker Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary on March 10. All 23 people on the tanker were rescued along with 13 crew from the Solong, but Mr Pernia could not be located. Mr Pernia was working in the forward deck of the Solong, in an area where there was an explosion. The collision happened at about 9.47am at 10.2 nautical miles from the nearest point on the coast, a previous hearing was told. The 140m-long Solong is Portuguese-registered and was carrying about 157 containers. The Stena Immaculate is 183m long and was carrying jet fuel. It anchored at the point of the collision about 15 hours before the impact. The Solong was travelling at about 15 knots when it hit the port side of the other vessel.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russian captain denies killing crewman in North Sea crash
The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. Vladimir Motin, 59, the Solong's master, is accused of the unlawful killing of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, in the collision off the East Yorkshire coast. On Friday, Mr Motin appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from HMP Hull for a plea hearing before Judge Mark Lucraft KC. Assisted by a Russian interpreter, Mr Motin, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, confirmed his identity before pleading not guilty to a single charge of the manslaughter of Pernia, a Filipino national, on March 10. Judge Lucraft set a further hearing for Sept 10 ahead of the defendant's trial on Jan 12 next year. Mr Motin was charged over Pernia's death after his vessel collided with Stena Immaculate, an American tanker, near the Humber Estuary on March 10. All 23 people on the tanker were rescued along with 13 crew from the Solong, but Pernia could not be located. He had been working in the forward deck of the Solong, in an area where there was an explosion. The collision happened at about 9.47am, 10.2 nautical miles from the nearest point on the coast, a previous hearing was told. The Solong, which is Portuguese-registered, was carrying about 157 containers. The Stena Immaculate, which was carrying jet fuel, anchored at the point of the collision about 15 hours before the impact. The Solong was travelling at about 15 knots when it hit the port side. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
Russian captain involved in U.S. tanker crash pleads not guilty to manslaughter in U.K. court
The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain's east coast pleaded not guilty on Friday (May 30, 2025) in a London Court to manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a crew member in the collision. Russian national Vladimir Motin, 59, was captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong that hit the Stena Immaculate tanker, carrying military jet fuel, on March 10, 2025. Mr. Motin was charged four days later with causing the death of a Filipino national and Solong crew member Mr. Mark Pernia, 38, who is missing and presumed dead. He appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink on Friday (May 30, 2025) and pleaded not guilty to one count of gross negligence manslaughter.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
North Sea ship crash captain pleads not guilty
The captain of a cargo ship that crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to gross negligence manslaughter. Vladimir Motin was captain of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong which crashed into the US tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast on 10 March. Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, a Filipino crew member on the Solong, is missing presumed dead. Mr Motin, 59, and from Primorsky in St Petersburg, Russia, was remanded in custody until trial. A further case management hearing has been set for 10 September. Assisted by a Russian interpreter, Motin earlier confirmed his identity before he entered his plea at London's Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey, via video link from prison. According to an interim report into the crash, produced by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, 36 crew were saved by rescuers from both ships. A trial date has been set for 12 January 2026. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
