Fatal Crash in the North Sea
A Russian captain has been locked up for six years after his container ship rammed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea, killing one crew member in a fiery blaze.
Vladimir Motin, 59, was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence at the Old Bailey. The crash happened last March when Motin’s vessel, the Solong, collided with the US tanker Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary. Both boats were loaded with flammable cargo, sparking a massive fire.
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