UK police charge Russian captain involved in US tanker ship crashThe 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. 
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Fire and rescue service crews respond to a collision between oil tanker and a cargo ship off the northeastern coast of England in this picture obtained by Reuters on March 10, 2025.
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British police said on Friday that they have charged the Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US 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.