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UNCOVERED: Russian captain in north sea ship collision charged with manslaughter - The Untold Story

A photograph taken on March 12, 2025 shows the MV Stena Immaculate tanker at anchor in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, eastern England, after it was hit by the MV Solong container vessel on March 10 [AFP]

British police have charged the Russian captain of a cargo ship that crashed into a United States fuel tanker in the North Sea this week with manslaughter and gross negligence over the death of a crew member.

Vladimir Motin, 59, from Primorsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia, did not apply for bail when he appeared at Hull Magistrates Court on Saturday and was remanded in police custody.

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