MYSTERIOUS: Solong gpe - What They Never Told You

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

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, who was working on the bow of the Solong, died instantly in a fire after the crash - two months before his second child was born

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Russian captain who crashed ship into oil tanker in North Sea found guilty of killing crew member

Victim never met his second child, who was born two months after his death

The Independent UK · Feb 2

Ship captain confronted over ‘obvious and serious risk of death’ in crash

Solong crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, who was on the bow, died in the collision last March.

Evening Standard · Jan 27

Container ship severely damaged in North Sea collision to be towed to Scotland

The Solong sailed into the tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast on March 10.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Solong sailor lost in North Sea collision wanted to ‘work hard for his family’

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, has been described as a “good guy and such a hardworking man”

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

Clean-up operation under way after pellets from ship collision threaten wildlife

Fires were now out on the container ship Solong, which was in collision with the tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea last week.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Fires out on container ship involved in North Sea collision amid beach fears

Plastic nurdles have been washed up on beaches in Norfolk following the collision last week between the Solong and the Stena Immaculate.

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025

Captain of Solong cargo ship that collided with oil tanker charged with manslaughter

Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, will appear at Hull Magistrates Court on Saturday.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

North Sea collision: Police granted more time to question ship’s captain

The man is being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

Moment container ship smashes into oil tanker in North Sea sending huge fireball into sky

Container ship Solong struck the Stena Immaculate on Monday morning, sparking a huge blaze

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025