Container ship captain ‘did nothing’ to prevent deadly Humber estuary crash, court hears
Ship captain ‘did absolutely nothing’ to prevent deadly crash, court told
- Russian ship captain Vladimir Motin, 59, is on trial at the Old Bailey, charged with the manslaughter of a crew member following a deadly collision in the North Sea.
- Motin's container ship, Solong, collided with the US oil tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10 last year, while he was on sole watch duty.
- Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died in the collision off the East Yorkshire coast, and his body has not been recovered.
- Prosecutor Tom Little KC stated that Motin was 'grossly negligent' and 'did absolutely nothing' to prevent the crash, despite the Solong being on a direct collision course for over 30 minutes.
- The US-registered tanker was carrying aviation fuel, which leaked and caused fires on both vessels after the impact.