Russian container ship captain charged with manslaughter.
The master of the container ship which crashed into the tanker in the North Sea has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the Solong when it collided with the Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the American military, on Monday about 19km off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead.
North Sea collision: What tech was onboard the two ships and why didn't it prevent a crash?
As investigators continue to evaluate why the Stena Immaculate and the Solong collided in the North Sea, experts believe there are more questions than answers about what technologies were working at the time.
Why didn't they stop a collision?
Informative thread about the ship crash near the Humber the other day.
The man arrested over the UK ship collision is Russian, the ship's owner says.
The arrested master of the Solong, a container ship that crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, is a Russian national, its management company has confirmed.
The 59-year-old was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on Tuesday after Monday’s fiery collision off the East Yorkshire coast, which left one man presumed dead.
A Russian captain steering the freighter #Solong: Speaking of a crazy coincidence, ey? #Russia has been engaging in #hybridwarfare for way too long. Enough! #StenaImmaculate https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/12/captain-arrested-over-uk-ship-collision-is-russian-owner-says
https://www.europesays.com/1906004/ What risks does the North Sea tanker collision pose to the environment? #CargoShip #Environment #MarineProtectedAreas #NorthSea #OilSpill #OilTanker #pollution #Solong #StenaImmaculate #TankerCollision
Not until the Americans release Becky Burke.
Two can play at that game Gilead....
Brandend containerschip Solong op Noordzee lijkt toch niet te zinken
https://www.transport-online.nl/77992/brandend-containerschip-solong-op-noordzee-lijkt-toch-niet-te-zinken/ #aanvaring #Noordzee #Solong #StenaImmaculate
Kollision in der Nordsee: Schiffe drohen nicht zu sinken
Nach der Kollision zweier Schiffe vor der britischen Nordseeküste brennt der Frachter "Solong" noch immer. Laut Verkehrsministerium droht aber keines der Schiffe zu sinken. Die Polizei nahm einen Verdächtigen fest.
Schiffskollision in der Nordsee: Küstenwache befürchtet Sinken des Frachters
Nach der Kollision zweier Schiffe vor der britischen Nordseeküste brennt der Frachter "Solong" noch immer. Die Küstenwache befürchtet, dass er sinken könnte. Die Polizei nahm inzwischen einen Verdächtigen fest.
In a statement, the Florida based company said: “A fire occurred as a result of the allision, & #fuel was reported released. The #StenaImmaculate crew abandoned the vessel following multiple explosions onboard. All Crowley mariners are safe & fully accounted for.”
The #JetFuel was owned by the #US govt. That’s consistent w/the vessel being part of a US govt program designed to supply the armed forces w/fuel during times of armed conflict or national emergency.
#US logistics firm Crowley, which is the operator & joint owner of the MV #StenaImmaculate, says the vessel was carrying #jet #fuel when it was hit by the #Solong in the #NorthSea at approximately 10:00 GMT.
All of its crew of >20 are now safe & accounted for - but there are fears that jet fuel is now pouring into the #sea.
The #US-flagged #StenaImmaculate appears to have been hit while at anchor by the Portuguese-flagged container #Solong, according to tracking data analysed by BBC Verify
The Stena Immaculate is one of just 10 vessels the #USmilitary uses to carry its #fuel during conflicts or emergencies; there's no indication of how it was being used at the time of the crash
32 people have been brought ashore after a cargo vessel collided w/an #OilTanker in the #NorthSea, a port boss says
All crew on the tanker US #StenaImmaculate are safe & accounted for, the shipping company tells the BBC
>20 people were onboard the tanker - we do not know the condition of the others brought ashore
Video shows thick smoke billowing out from the tanker, with reports of a "massive fireball" being seen
#oil #Britain #climate
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t
@ClaudiaTranslates This is suspicious to me, honestly. I checked the data on https://www.marinetraffic.com and it seems that #Solong went head-on into #StenaImmaculate.
I don't like conspiracy theories, but a ship hitting a USA military fuel cargo while it's anchored and stopped, in the current global geo-politics? Hmmm
Footage shows flames engulfing the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate after it was struck by the Portugal-flagged container ship Solong while anchoring at the Humber Estuary on the east coast of northern England.
BBC: "...unusually, this is one of just ten oil tankers enlisted in a US government programme which is designed to supply the armed forces with fuel during times of armed conflict or national emergency.
It means they can be called upon by the US military at short notice but there's no indication that it was being used for these purposes when this accident happened."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t?post=asset%3A808d07cc-995e-488c-9c27-d70fa3720b69#post
