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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dan Haygarth

Captain jailed over North Sea tanker crash which caused ‘wholly avoidable’ death of young crew member

A sea captain who killed a crew member when his ship crashed into an oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast has been jailed for six years.

Vladimir Motin had been on sole watch duty when the cargo ship Solong collided with the Stena Immaculate anchored near the Humber Estuary at 9.47am on 10 March 2025 leading to a massive explosion.

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