{"id":5466,"date":"2026-02-05T17:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=5466"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:32:42","slug":"russian-ship-captain-jailed-for-six-years-over-deadly-tanker-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=5466","title":{"rendered":"Russian ship captain jailed for six years over deadly tanker crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5466-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_8671151336945399767.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_8671151336945399767.mp4\">https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_8671151336945399767.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Russian captain has been sentenced over the death of a sailor on board Solong cargo ship after he \u2018failed to keep a proper lookout.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Motin, 59, has been sentenced to six years in jail after the deadly crash in the Humber Estuary when Solong smashed into Stena Immaculate carrying fuel for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/usa\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">US<\/a>\u00a0fighter jets.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian captain was on sole watch duty on March 10 last year moments before the crash, which killed Mark Angelo Pernia, 38.<\/p>\n<p>Pernia died in the subsequent blaze when it tore through Solong while he was working on the ship\u2019s bow. His body has never been found after the disaster in the Humber Estuary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Motin had shown a \u2018blatant disregard for the very high risk of death\u2019 and fallen prey to his own complacency and arrogance, the judge said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26720094\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEC_283618211-91eb.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Solong cargo ship's captain Vladimir Motin and image of burnt up Solong adrift in the Humber Estuary in March last year after the oil tanker crash.\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Vladimir Motin, the Russian captain of MV Solong cargo ship (pictured), which rammed into the Stena Immaculate oil tanker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Filipino sailor, a dad of a five-year-old child, never met his second child, who was born two months after he died in the UK waters.<\/p>\n<p>Motin, from St Petersburg, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence on Monday after a jury\u2019s eight-hour deliberation, and he has now been sentenced.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Justice Andrew Baker said the captain\u2019s account of what happened was \u2018highly implausible\u2019 and that it was \u2018extremely problematic,\u2019 \u2018improbable\u2019 and \u2018even worse\u2019 than the prosecution\u2019s version of events.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26720044\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI_283327224-9ee6-e1770287263890.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"This undated handout photo released by Humberside Police on February 2, 2026 shows Philippine sailor Mark Angelo Pernia at an undisclosed location.\" width=\"646\" height=\"545\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, a Filipino sailor on board the Solong, was lost at sea and presumed dead following a blaze on board the cargo ship (Picture: Humberside Police\/AFP via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Justice Baker said Motin, who was accused of giving two different accounts to the police and the jurors, led the jurors on a \u2018merry dance\u2019 in his evidence, which was an \u2018exercise in inventive distraction.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u2018His claim to be confused was a lie that unravelled when tested at trial.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The crash involving the two massive vessels with flammable cargo sparked a search and rescue operation in the estuary and beyond, with fears that it could lead to a large-scale environmental disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Solong continued to burn for hours as it drifted along the East Yorkshire coast flanked by tugboats following the crash, while the US-flagged Stena Immaculate miraculously stayed anchored.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5466-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_4148172100590914869.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_4148172100590914869.mp4\">https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_4148172100590914869.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The court heard previously what happened just before the collisions, with Motin identified as responsible for multiple failures in the lead-up to the crash and lying about his actions in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>Solong, measuring around 426-feet and weighing around 7,852 tonnes, had left Grangemouth in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/scotland\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Scotland<\/a>\u00a0on March 9, headed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotterdam\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Rotterdam<\/a>\u00a0in the Netherlands with 14 crew members on board.<\/p>\n<p>It was carrying alcoholic spirits and some hazardous substances, including empty but unclean sodium cyanide containers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Stena Immaculate and its crew of 23 had left\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/greece\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Greece<\/a>\u00a0on its way to the UK when Solong rammed into it.<\/p>\n<p>The 601-foot tanker was laden with over 220,000 barrels of aviation fuel destined for US aircraft.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26720033\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI_280800795-7529.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Undated handout photo issued by Humberside Police of damage on the Stena Immaculate after the collision.\" width=\"646\" height=\"432\" \/><\/div><figcaption>The scale of damage the Stena Immaculate suffered in the collision (Picture: Humberside Police\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stena Immaculate was visible on Solong\u2019s radars 36 minutes before the smash, but Motin did nothing to steer away, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors detailed a string of failures by the captain, including failing to call for help, slow down, sound the alarm to alert crews on both ships or instigate an emergency stop as a last resort.<\/p>\n<p>Jurors heard how Motin had allegedly switched off the navigation watch alert system designed to ensure a sailor is physically on the bridge and awake, leading to accusations that he may have been asleep.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" src=\"https:\/\/i.metro.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2026\/02_FEB\/260205_MV_Stena_FULL\/index.html\" name=\"6984d39eda9de\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26533094\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_280550175-d59c.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Smoke rises from damaged containers on the deck of the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, east of England, on March 11, 2025, after it collided with the MV Stena Immaculate tanker on March 10.\" width=\"646\" height=\"414\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Smoke was rising from the wreckage of the MV Solong cargo ship, which miraculously stayed afloat after the collision (Picture: AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His failures were labelled \u2018exceptionally bad, they amount to gross negligence\u2019 by the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>After Solong\u2019s impact with the tanker at a speed of 15.2 knots (around 17.4 mph), Stena\u2019s crew reacted instantly and radioed the chilling announcement: \u2018Holy s**t\u2026 what just hit us\u2026 a container ship\u2026 this is no drill, this is no drill, fire fire fire, we have had a collision.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There was reportedly a full minute before Motin was heard to react.<\/p>\n<p>Motin and the remaining Solong crew abandoned ship and were taken ashore in Grimsby.<\/p>\n<p>The captain messaged his wife from ashore, saying he would be \u2018guilty.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26720036\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI_280800863-bd1d.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Undated handout photo issued by Humberside Police of damage on the Solong after the collision.\" width=\"646\" height=\"346\" \/><\/div><figcaption>A view inside the Solong after the collision and fire (Picture: Humberside Police\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Motin had been previously accused of being asleep or having left his position on the command bridge, which he denied.<\/p>\n<p>He told the jury in his defence that he didn\u2019t take action immediately when he saw Stena Immaculate directly ahead because it was moving slowly but unpredictably.<\/p>\n<p>Motin said he then pressed the wrong button by \u2018mistake\u2019 when trying to take Solong out of autopilot and steer away one nautical mile away (around 1.1 miles).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He told jurors he didn\u2019t realise the error and proceeded to stop and restart the steering gear to no effect, causing him to think Solong may have developed a rudder fault similar to its sister vessel, Sanskip Express.<\/p>\n<p>Fearing the Solong could smash into Stena\u2019s accommodation block and kill the American sailors, he decided against a crash stop, Motin argued in his defence.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Baker said this explanation was \u2018desperate stuff.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors suggested that Motin had lief about what happened to \u2018get back to his wife\u2019 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/russia\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Russia<\/a>\u00a0and gave differing accounts to police and jurors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A Russian captain has been sentenced over the death of a sailor on board Solong cargo ship after he \u2018failed to keep a proper lookout.\u2019 Vladimir Motin, 59, has been sentenced to six years in jail after the deadly crash in the Humber Estuary when Solong smashed into Stena Immaculate carrying fuel for\u00a0US\u00a0fighter jets. 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