An international marine incident involving at least four countries, two large ships, and the death of a crew member is threatening environmental damage to the North Sea off England's east coast. British police have filed manslaughter and gross negligence charges against the Russian national who captained the Portuguese-flagged %environment_news_service% news environment latest on forests,

Vladimir Motin, who was the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong, was charged with manslaughter.

The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker earlier this week off Britain's east coast appeared in an English court on Saturday charged with gross negligence manslaughter.

Vladimir Motin, Russian captain of the container ship Solong, appeared in court charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a collision with the Stena Immaculate tanker off Britain's coast. The crash resulted in the death of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia and a significant jet fuel spill.

The Russian captain of the Solong cargo ship that crashed into a US-flagged tanker earlier this week in the North Sea appeared in an English court on Saturday on charges of gross negligence manslaughter.

Vladimir Motin, 59, of St Petersburg, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and that he did not have an address in the UK.

A view shows the damaged cargo ship Solong, after it collided with a hull of Stena Immaculate oil tanker ship, as seen from Saltfleet, Britain, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) - British police said on Friday that they have charged the Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.

The Russian captain of a container ship which crashed into a tanker in the North Sea has appeared in court to face manslaughter charges over the death of a crew member