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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Barney Davis

Captain of Solong cargo ship that collided with oil tanker charged with manslaughter

The Russian captain of container ship Solong has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the North Sea collision with a US oil tanker on Monday.

Humberside Police say they have charged Vladimir Motin, 59, over the dramatic and costly collision, which left a Filipino sailor thrown overboard and declared dead after a frantic search.

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