Captain jailed for six years after North Sea collision that killed tanker crewman

A London court has sentenced Russian captain Vladimir Motin to six years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence over the March 2025 collision between the containership Solong and the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate off the Yorkshire coast. The crash ripped a huge hole in the tanker, ignited a jet‑fuel inferno and …

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