Russian captain found guilty over crew member’s death in US tanker crash
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Vladimir Motin, 59, the Russian captain of a container ship, was found guilty in a London court of causing the death of a crew member through gross negligence. The incident occurred on March 10 last year when the Solong crashed into an anchored US tanker, Stena Immaculate, off the east coast of Britain. The collision started a blaze on both ships and resulted in the death of Mark Pernia, a Philippines national whose body has not been found. Motin had pleaded not guilty but was convicted after prosecutors argued he did "absolutely nothing" to prevent the collision, which occurred despite being on course for over 30 minutes. The court heard that Pernia's wife, who lives in the Philippines, was seven months pregnant at the time of his death and their child has since been born. Motin will be sentenced on Thursday.
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