The captain of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea has appeared in court charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a crew member. Vladimir Motin, 59, of Russia, is accused of failing to take adequate safety measures during the collision on Monday.
Pernia, 38, from the Philippines, was a crew member of the Solong and went missing after the ship crashed off the East Yorkshire coast near Withernsea. All 23 people on board the oil tanker Stena Immaculate were rescued, but Pernia’s fate remains unknown.
Motin did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody until April 14, when he will appear before the Central Criminal Court in London. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is still investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred as the Solong sailed from Grangemouth to Rotterdam.
The collision happened at 09:47 GMT, and Motin was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after it emerged that he had failed to take adequate safety precautions. The Stena Immaculate is currently being salvaged, carrying 220,000 barrels of aviation fuel.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20d44dvx0ro