The court appearance of the captain of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea resulted in charges of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a crew member. The incident involved the Portuguese-flagged Solong and the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate, which crashed off the East Yorkshire coast at approximately 10:00 GMT on a Monday.
Mark Angelo Pernia, a 38-year-old Filipino national, was identified as the missing and presumed dead crew member from the Solong, according to the Crown Prosecution Service. The accused, 59-year-old Vladimir Motin from Primorsky in St Petersburg, Russia, did not plead guilty during the court hearing and was remanded in custody by Hull magistrates until his appearance before the Central Criminal Court in London scheduled for April 14.
During the 35-minute hearing at Hull Magistrates’ Court, Mr. Motin stood in the glass-front dock and confirmed his name, age, and address with the assistance of a translator. The court was informed that all 23 individuals on board the tanker were rescued, along with 13 of the 14 crew members from the Solong, with the exception of Mr. Pernia who could not be located.
Following Mr. Motin’s arrest by Humberside Police on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, he was officially charged on Friday evening. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is actively investigating the cause of the collision, with initial inquiries indicating the Solong’s journey from Grangemouth to Rotterdam crossing paths with the anchored Stena Immaculate off the entrance to the River Humber
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