Captain to Blame for Crewmans Death in Entirely Avoidable Collision Court

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND – MARCH 28: MV Solong is towed by tugs into Aberdeen Harbour on March 28, 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The container ship MV Solong, which crashed into the anchored oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate two weeks ago, is towed to the Port of Aberdeen for safe berthing. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesA Russian ship captain has gone on trial over the “entirely avoidable” death of one of his crew in a collision with an oil tanker anchored near the Humber Estuary, a court has heard.Captain Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel, the container ship Solong, collided into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate, causing the death of Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, last March 10.