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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink and Sam Hall

Russian captain pleads not guilty to manslaughter in North Sea collision

Vladimir Motin travelled to the Old Bailey under police escort - (AFP via Getty Images)

The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a crew member.

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 March 10.

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