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Evening Standard
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Emily Pennink

Captain to blame for crewman’s death in ‘entirely avoidable’ collision – court

Vladimir Motin, 59, captain of the Solong, has gone on trial (CPS/PA) -

A Russian ship captain has gone on trial over the “entirely avoidable” death of one of his crew in a collision with an oil tanker anchored near the Humber Estuary, a court has heard.

Captain Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel, the container ship Solong, collided into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate, causing the death of Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, last March 10.

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