The Russian captain of a container ship who collided with a tanker within the North Sea has not responsible the manslaughter of certainly one of his crew.
Vladimir Motin, grasp of Solong, is charged with Mark Angelo Pernia’s loss of life.
The 59 -year -old motif was not responsible of manslaughter when he appeared on Friday by HMP Hull within the Outdated Bailey from HMP Hull.
The defendant of Primorsky, St. Petersburg, confirmed help from a Russian interpreter earlier than coming into the plea.
The Motin’s ship was involved in a collision With the American tanker Stena flawless close to the Humber mouth off the coast of Yorkshire on March tenth.
All 23 folks within the tanker have been saved along with 13 crew members from the Solong, however the 38 -year -old Pernia couldn’t be discovered.
The Filipino citizen labored on the ahead deck of the Solong in an space the place there was an explosion.
The collision occurred 10.2 nautical miles from the coast, an earlier listening to.
Rauch from the collision between the 2 ships within the North Sea over the clouds. Picture: Reuters
The 140 m lengthy Portuguese-registered Solon wore about 157 containers, whereas the 183 m lengthy stena-ineffective jet good material was carried out.
The painted container ship was dragged into the port of Aberdeen. Picture: Pa
The Stena maculates anchored on the collision level about 15 hours earlier than the influence, and the Solong drove with round 15 knots when it met on the facet of the opposite ship.
One other listening to will happen on September 10 earlier than the defendant’s trial in January subsequent yr.
