Russian container ship captain jailed for six years over fatal North Sea collision
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#73BQ4)
Vladimir Motin sentenced in UK for manslaughter by gross negligence after failing to take action to prevent his ship crashing into an oil tanker
A Russian container ship captain has been jailed for six years after an explosive collision in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire killed a crew member.
Vladimir Motin, 59, was told by an Old Bailey judge that he was a serious accident waiting to happen" as he was jailed for manslaughter by gross negligence.
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