Russian captain jailed for 6 years for death of crew member in North Sea tanker crash
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In London, a Russian captain, Vladimir Motin, was sentenced to six years in jail on Thursday for the manslaughter of a Filipino crew member, Mark Angelo Pernia. The incident occurred in March when Motin's cargo ship, the Solong, collided with the anchored oil tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea, off the coast of Yorkshire, England. Motin, who was on sole watch duty, failed to identify the collision risk, leading to the death of Pernia, who was working in the bow of the Solong and whose body was never recovered. Judge Andrew Baker described Motin as an "accident waiting to happen," highlighting the gross negligence that resulted in the fatal collision. The crash caused a large fire and prompted a major rescue operation.
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