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Evening Standard
National
Emily Pennink

Video shows the moment two ships were engulfed by fire in deadly collision

Flames erupt as the Solong and Stena collide (Humberside Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Video footage of the dramatic moment a container ship smashed into the side of an oil tanker and consumed both ships in plumes of fire has been shown to a jury.

Russian Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel, the Solong, collided with the Stena Immaculate, which was anchored near the Humber Estuary last March.

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