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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court

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The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker earlier this week appeared in a U.K. court Saturday where he was remanded in custody over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead.

Vladimir Motin, the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong, appeared in Hull Magistrates’ Court after being charged with “gross negligence manslaughter.”

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