UK police charge Russian captain involved in U.S tanker ship crash
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
UK police have charged Russian captain Vladimir Motin with gross negligence and manslaughter after a crash with a US tanker. He will appear in court in Hull.
(Reuters) - British police said on Friday that they have charged the Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker earlier this week.
The captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong, the 59-year-old Russian Vladimir Motin, has been charged with gross negligence, manslaughter and been remanded in police custody to appear at Hull Magistrates Court on Saturday, the police said in a statement.
(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru)
The main topic is the legal charges against Russian captain Vladimir Motin following a crash with a US tanker.
The captain faces charges of gross negligence and manslaughter.
The legal proceedings will take place at Hull Magistrates Court.
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