'Heroic' oil tanker crew praised after North Sea ship crash

North Sea Collision: The Russian captain of the Solong container ship has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter following a deadly collision in the North Sea. The crash, which occurred 13 miles off the East Yorkshire coast near Withernsea, involved the US-registered oil tanker Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the US Navy. Authorities confirmed that one crew member, a Filipino national, died in the collision, while several others were rescued. The captain, Vladimir Motin, 59, was taken into custody and is set to appear before Hull Magistrates Court. Investigations are ongoing as salvage operations continue on both vessels, with concerns over environmental impact from the spill. #NorthSea #NorthSeaCollision #ShipCollision #NorthSeaCrash #TankerCollision #OilTankerCrash #SeaTrafficCollision #NorthSeaRescue #VesselCollision #NorthSeaAccident #MarineDisaster #NorthSeaNews #MaritimeIncident #ShippingAccident #NorthSeaTanker ~HT.318~PR.152~ED.194~

A Russian captain is in U.K. police custody after his cargo ship collided with a U.S. tanker transporting jet fuel in the North Sea. The collision resulted in...

Just days before a cargo ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea, he warned of an impending disaster involving an oil vessel