Summary
British police charged Russian captain Vladimir Motin with gross negligence manslaughter after his cargo ship, Solong, collided with the U.S. military-linked tanker MV Stena Immaculate, leaving crew member Mark Angelo Pernia missing and presumed dead.
The collision occurred in the North Sea, and investigations are underway by U.K., U.S., and Portuguese authorities.
Previous inspections found multiple safety deficiencies on the Solong. Motin, arrested in England, will appear in court Saturday.
Officials say there is no evidence linking the incident to national security concerns.
Do they typically detain ships that aren’t an immediate danger?
They ought to rethink that. There was enough wrong that it sounds like an immediate danger to the crew. Hell, in the US, just "inadequate” alarms and fire doors “not as required” would be enough to close a building until they were fixed.
What do these people consider an “immediate danger”, anyway? A ship that’s actually sinking or burning at the time of inspection?
Have you been to any inner city public school in the last ten years
Good point