politics
febrero 5, 2026
Российского капитана сухогруза Solong, протаранившего американский танкер, приговорили в Лондоне к 6 годам заключения
Лондонский суд приговорил российского капитана Владимира Мотина к 6 годам лишения свободы по делу о столкновении контейнеровоза Solong (IMO: 9322554) и американского танкера Stena Immaculate (IMO: 9693018) у берегов Великобритании
TL;DR
- Russian captain Vladimir Motin sentenced to 6 years in prison.
- Convicted of criminal negligence in the collision of Solong and Stena Immaculate.
- The collision resulted in the death of a Filipino sailor, Mark Angelo Pernia.
- Motin claimed a technical error with the autopilot and steering system caused the incident.
- The prosecution argued Motin's negligence included not slowing down, sounding alarms, or stopping the vessel.
- The judge dismissed the defense's explanation as 'highly implausible'.
- Both vessels were found to have lacked proper lookout at the time of the collision.
- The collision caused a fire and leakage of aviation fuel from the Stena Immaculate.
- Crews from both ships were evacuated by the UK coast guard.