Court shown moment cargo ship crashes into oil tanker in North Sea

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Court shown moment cargo ship crashes into oil tanker in North Sea

Newly-released footage shown to a jury at the Old Bailey shows a cargo ship crashing into an oil tanker in the North Sea, triggering an explosion that killed a crew member. The captain of the Solong, Russian national Vladimir Motin, which crashed into tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea off the East Yorkshire coast last March, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter

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Date: January 15, 2026