The grasp of the container ship the Solong, which collapsed proper into yet one more vessel within the North Sea, has truly been billed with gross oversight homicide.
Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian nationwide, supervised of the ship when it hit a vessel lugging jet fuel on Monday regarding 12 miles (19km) off the East Yorkshire shoreline, leaving one male lifeless
The Crown Prosecution Service acknowledged that Filipino nationwide Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, handed away after the crash in between Motin’s vessel and the Stena Immaculate.
Motin, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, will definitely present up at Hull magistrates court docket on Saturday, Humberside cops acknowledged.
A declaration from the strain acknowledged: “An investigation by Humberside police supported by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) into the collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel within the North Sea, off the coast of East Yorkshire, has resulted in a person being charged.
“The captain of the Solong vessel, Vladimir Motin, 59 years previous, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and been remanded in police custody to seem at Hull magistrates court docket tomorrow.
“On Monday, 10 March, Humberside police obtained a report at round 11am {that a} collision had occurred between the 2 vessels, leading to one crew member being reported lacking.
“Extensive searches were carried out by HM Coastguard to locate the missing crew member, now presumed deceased. The family are being supported by specialist trained officers and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time.”
The vessel struck a US-flagged vessel, the Stena Immaculate, lugging jet fuel for the American armed forces, which was secured whereas ready on room at a port within the Humber, having truly taken a visit from the Peloponnese space of Greece.
The Solong was cruising from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam within the Netherlands at a price of round 16 knots, akin to 18mph, when it hit the vessel.
Both vessels ignited after quite a few surges and 36 group had been saved, consisting of Americans onboard the Stena Immaculate and members of the Russian and Filipino group of the Solong.
