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Ship captain in deadly crash ‘waited’ before trying to avoid oil tanker

Russian national Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel, the Solong, collided with the anchored Stena Immaculate

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Captain ‘waited until tanker one nautical mile away before bid to avoid crash’

Russian Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel, the Solong, collided with the Stena Immaculate.

Evening Standard · Jan 14

Stena Immaculate on the move more than a month after North Sea crash

The ship is being towed to the Port of Great Yarmouth.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship charged over death of crew member

The Solong’s master Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, in Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, police said.

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

Footage captures moment ships collide in North Sea causing huge explosion

A second video shows the dense fog that could have hampered visibility.

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

‘Out of the blue’: search for answers goes on after North Sea tanker collision

Investigators will look into reports deck of cargo ship Solong was unmanned when the catastrophe took place

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

Watch live as cargo ship 'expected to sink' as scale of damage in North Sea collision with tanker revealed

A burning cargo ship which crashed in the North Sea is expected to sink, Transport Minister minister Mike Kane has told MPs.

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025

Man arrested following North Sea oil tanker and cargo ship collision

A MAN has been arrested following a collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel in the North Sea, Humberside Police said ...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2025

North Sea collision timeline: How devastating oil tanker crash unfolded

An American sailor said the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship ‘came out of the blue’ as it smashed into his oil tanker

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025